| USA Midterms 08:53 - Nov 1 with 1983 views | Catullus |
Watching breakfast news and they're highlighting where Trump has a lot of support, Evangelical Christians, that explains a lot.
Some of the people they interviewed seemed to be barking. The Priest said his strong faith in Jesus was reflected in his conservative views, do what now? Jesus was the biggest Liberal the planet has ever seen. If you accept he existed and was the son of God, not the biggest con artist in history. Jesus certainly wouldn't have accepted having that wall built, he'd be there knocking it down.
The USA is strongly religious still yet the religious views are warped from what I've understood them to be. Jesus never advocated the kind of behaviour Trump supporters indulge in, he wouldn't behave like the Trump haters either.
The USA is one crazy mixed up place. The good Samaritan uses bullets and bombs to help, they don't turn the other cheek, money lending is good and the 5000 (Latin American immigrants) will not cross the border, will go hungry and Trump will not turn the other cheek either. |  |
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| USA Midterms on 09:19 - Nov 1 with 1963 views | omarjack |
Evangelicalism is more of a cult within Christianity. (to me, all religion is cultish but you know what I mean)
They seem to have no problem with Trump's adulterous immoral lifestyle. While bashing on gays (not all) and women who perform abortions (yes all), they're pro-torture, pro-political violence, racist (not all) and think they can cherry pick who gets to live and who doesn't (just like how they cherry pick their bible) |  |
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| USA Midterms on 09:24 - Nov 1 with 1953 views | Catullus |
| USA Midterms on 09:19 - Nov 1 by omarjack |
Evangelicalism is more of a cult within Christianity. (to me, all religion is cultish but you know what I mean)
They seem to have no problem with Trump's adulterous immoral lifestyle. While bashing on gays (not all) and women who perform abortions (yes all), they're pro-torture, pro-political violence, racist (not all) and think they can cherry pick who gets to live and who doesn't (just like how they cherry pick their bible) |
Yep, they're not even more centrist conservative, they're so far right they make May look like a Labour PM!!
It's bonkers. | |
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| USA Midterms on 09:51 - Nov 1 with 1935 views | Batterseajack |
R4 today had a piece this morning about blue collar jobs doing really well despite some of the more well paid jobs suffering slightly. It didn't really touch on why this was happening or what Trump had done or if its just part of a longer term recovery since the 2008 crash. But this does feed into Narrative of Trump is good for the blue collar workers so i suspect he'll do well. | | | |
| USA Midterms on 10:30 - Nov 1 with 1909 views | omarjack |
| USA Midterms on 09:24 - Nov 1 by Catullus |
Yep, they're not even more centrist conservative, they're so far right they make May look like a Labour PM!!
It's bonkers. |
And did I fail to mention the most cultish aspect of all?
Guns, guns, more guns, more and more guns..basements decorated with pistols, AR-15s, grenades..as if it's the culturally normal thing to do.
"So honey! what do you think of the house?"
"Um..I don't know darling, the gun room seems to be a bit small, maybe we can demolish one of the walls with our son's room to make it more spacious."
"God bless God, America and the 2nd amendment"
(they fawn on each other like butt sniffing dogs)
Yep, literally a cult by international definition. | |
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| USA Midterms on 10:32 - Nov 1 with 1905 views | PozuelosSideys |
| USA Midterms on 09:51 - Nov 1 by Batterseajack |
R4 today had a piece this morning about blue collar jobs doing really well despite some of the more well paid jobs suffering slightly. It didn't really touch on why this was happening or what Trump had done or if its just part of a longer term recovery since the 2008 crash. But this does feed into Narrative of Trump is good for the blue collar workers so i suspect he'll do well. |
Probably to do with lots of Americans buying American-manufactured products instead of imported stuff. Bigger order book = more jobs. One of the few upsides to Trump's rhetoric |  |
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| USA Midterms on 11:47 - Nov 1 with 1871 views | sotonswan |
Heaven has gates. Not everyone gets in.
Lucifer and 1/3 of the angels were cast out and are being kept out.
If you allow a BBC news item to convince you that Christians are bad people then that was the direction you were being choralled towards. You won't be alone. |  |
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| USA Midterms on 11:57 - Nov 1 with 1859 views | BrynCartwright |
| USA Midterms on 11:47 - Nov 1 by sotonswan |
Heaven has gates. Not everyone gets in.
Lucifer and 1/3 of the angels were cast out and are being kept out.
If you allow a BBC news item to convince you that Christians are bad people then that was the direction you were being choralled towards. You won't be alone. |
Sorry butt...there is no such place as Heaven.
It does not exist.
It is a complete figment of imagination.
When we die we simply cease to be. |  |
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| USA Midterms on 12:05 - Nov 1 with 1849 views | Lohengrin |
| USA Midterms on 09:19 - Nov 1 by omarjack |
Evangelicalism is more of a cult within Christianity. (to me, all religion is cultish but you know what I mean)
They seem to have no problem with Trump's adulterous immoral lifestyle. While bashing on gays (not all) and women who perform abortions (yes all), they're pro-torture, pro-political violence, racist (not all) and think they can cherry pick who gets to live and who doesn't (just like how they cherry pick their bible) |
You’re basing that on what? The hundreds of hours of Methodist or Pentecostalist services you have attended or are you just regurgitating blather, Thomas? |  |
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| USA Midterms on 16:22 - Nov 1 with 1734 views | Catullus |
| USA Midterms on 11:47 - Nov 1 by sotonswan |
Heaven has gates. Not everyone gets in.
Lucifer and 1/3 of the angels were cast out and are being kept out.
If you allow a BBC news item to convince you that Christians are bad people then that was the direction you were being choralled towards. You won't be alone. |
These Christians are hardly Christian, that's the point. They believe guns and walls are the answer and they overlook many bad things, or justify them as necessary.
There's nothing wrong in being conservative as long as you aren't racist, sexist or homophobic. However when the answer to many questions is guns, guns and more guns, lets celebrate guns and the glory of a God who to them justifies use of guns it's all a bit whacko.
It wasn't the article per se but the people interviewed, the evangelical Christians themselves that had me thinking it's all nuts, bonkers....wibble! | |
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| USA Midterms on 19:39 - Nov 1 with 1697 views | exiledclaseboy |
| USA Midterms on 11:47 - Nov 1 by sotonswan |
Heaven has gates. Not everyone gets in.
Lucifer and 1/3 of the angels were cast out and are being kept out.
If you allow a BBC news item to convince you that Christians are bad people then that was the direction you were being choralled towards. You won't be alone. |
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| USA Midterms on 19:40 - Nov 1 with 1695 views | exiledclaseboy |
| USA Midterms on 16:22 - Nov 1 by Catullus |
These Christians are hardly Christian, that's the point. They believe guns and walls are the answer and they overlook many bad things, or justify them as necessary.
There's nothing wrong in being conservative as long as you aren't racist, sexist or homophobic. However when the answer to many questions is guns, guns and more guns, lets celebrate guns and the glory of a God who to them justifies use of guns it's all a bit whacko.
It wasn't the article per se but the people interviewed, the evangelical Christians themselves that had me thinking it's all nuts, bonkers....wibble! |
“There's nothing wrong in being conservative as long as you aren't racist, sexist or homophobic.”
That’s pretty much exactly what being “conservative” (small c and in the context of US politics) is. | |
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| USA Midterms on 19:53 - Nov 1 with 1684 views | Catullus |
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