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Stuart G

(38,359 posts)
Fri Nov 30, 2018, 10:46 AM Nov 2018

What will the "Evangelicals" say about, Mr Trump admitting he lied to the entire world?

What do you think????
...In a very well known document, The Bible, The Lord said...

COMMANDMENT 9, of the ....10 COMMANDMENTS

.................9.“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor."

When Trump told the country that he had, "No business dealings with Russia"
And it turns out that he did, and other people believed this, and some other
people are in deep trouble because of Trump lying about this....And other people
could spend a whole lot of time in jail, because they lied about this too.

.................So what will the Evangelical Christians and believers say?
It does look to me that Trump gave.."false witness against his neighbor"



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What will the "Evangelicals" say about, Mr Trump admitting he lied to the entire world? (Original Post) Stuart G Nov 2018 OP
. dalton99a Nov 2018 #1
THIS! malaise Nov 2018 #5
Thank You for your post...This really sums the whole thing up..Yes it does.. Stuart G Nov 2018 #8
They don't care Cirque du So-What Nov 2018 #14
Spot on!! Power 2 the People Nov 2018 #36
They don't give a shit. They also don't care that they're hypocrites. For them, it's all WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2018 #2
What they always say malaise Nov 2018 #3
Banning abortion is ALL they really care about. 50 Shades Of Blue Nov 2018 #4
It is more than that, trust me. The Genealogist Nov 2018 #18
Same thing they always say: "Well, at least he's not a Democrat." jpljr77 Nov 2018 #6
Nothing, as long as he is against abortion, black and brown people and gay people they love him. redstatebluegirl Nov 2018 #7
They won't care one iota. octoberlib Nov 2018 #9
They will say nothing. They live a lie, so don't recognize lies. MineralMan Nov 2018 #10
Thank You for that statement, "They live a lie, so don't recognize lies" Stuart G Nov 2018 #15
You're more than welcome. MineralMan Nov 2018 #17
This stopbush Nov 2018 #21
He admitted he lied about birtherism... Wounded Bear Nov 2018 #11
THEY DON'T CARE jcgoldie Nov 2018 #12
Not a damn thing vlyons Nov 2018 #13
Well, St. Peter lied three times, didn't he? Zambero Nov 2018 #16
Nothing EffieBlack Nov 2018 #19
As usual they will rationalize it The Genealogist Nov 2018 #20
A lie in the service of religion customerserviceguy Nov 2018 #22
Ever since they sold their souls to Biblical Inerrancy cult movement, they live a life of bullshit. TheBlackAdder Nov 2018 #23
"Dead Babies" ProfessorGAC Nov 2018 #24
2 more Botany Nov 2018 #31
Yeah, For Sure On The First One ProfessorGAC Nov 2018 #32
No they hear from their pastors all the time that God/Jesus tells them that climate change .... Botany Nov 2018 #33
I Don't Doubt That ProfessorGAC Nov 2018 #35
Probably something like Trump is God's instrument. Efilroft Sul Nov 2018 #25
Another mulligan ck4829 Nov 2018 #26
Like everything else about Trump, they'll excuse his lies The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2018 #27
Nothing thegoose Nov 2018 #28
He gets a mulligan. muntrv Nov 2018 #29
"Gawd forgives!" as long as the thug advances the Christian Reconstructionist power agenda davekriss Nov 2018 #30
Abortion is all that matters to them. NoMoreRepugs Nov 2018 #34
Yes, and do they even care that Trump wanted Tiffany aborted? n/t area51 Nov 2018 #38
They'll believe the world is a flat, two-faced liar first. Trump is infallible and all powerful. JCanete Nov 2018 #37
They wouldn't care Apollyonus Nov 2018 #39
They'll say "So what?" and start deflecting, badhair77 Nov 2018 #40
They will say "hate the sin, love the sinner." Vinca Nov 2018 #41
Pat Robertson, Franklin Graham and Jim Bakker have Trump's back. lpbk2713 Nov 2018 #42
They don't give a rat's ass. Initech Nov 2018 #43
They've been warning us about the anti-christ for 2000 years, when he shows up, yortsed snacilbuper Nov 2018 #44

Cirque du So-What

(25,812 posts)
14. They don't care
Fri Nov 30, 2018, 10:58 AM
Nov 2018

because he's advancing their agenda. Reminds me of an old TV script where one of the characters says he'd take money from the devil himself if it was used for a godly cause.

WhiskeyGrinder

(22,145 posts)
2. They don't give a shit. They also don't care that they're hypocrites. For them, it's all
Fri Nov 30, 2018, 10:49 AM
Nov 2018

justified. Trying to shame them simply doesn't work.

50 Shades Of Blue

(9,772 posts)
4. Banning abortion is ALL they really care about.
Fri Nov 30, 2018, 10:50 AM
Nov 2018

As long as they can count on Trump to do that, they can overlook everything else he does, as they've repeatedly shown.

The Genealogist

(4,723 posts)
18. It is more than that, trust me.
Fri Nov 30, 2018, 11:09 AM
Nov 2018

They also want to marginalize and destroy LGBTQI people, force children to recite their prayers in school, eradicate and delegitamize science that disagrees with their interpretation of the bible, and more.

Stuart G

(38,359 posts)
15. Thank You for that statement, "They live a lie, so don't recognize lies"
Fri Nov 30, 2018, 10:59 AM
Nov 2018

Your statement is clear, honest, easy to understand, and true.
................. 8 words on Evangelicals..so simple and so true.....

jcgoldie

(11,584 posts)
12. THEY DON'T CARE
Fri Nov 30, 2018, 10:53 AM
Nov 2018

Because...

you know Mexicans are scary... oh and the "libruls" might put up another uppity woman who don't respect her husband's 'authoritai' or something...

Zambero

(8,954 posts)
16. Well, St. Peter lied three times, didn't he?
Fri Nov 30, 2018, 10:59 AM
Nov 2018

That he did! And now the great Republican Jeebus has him up there at the pearly gates. That proves that a lie (or two or three) couldn't be such a big deal. St. Ronnie fibbed his way through Iran-Contra and still has a bright golden halo above his head. So hey, let's give our wonderful Supreme Court Savior St. Donnie a break!!

TheBlackAdder

(28,073 posts)
23. Ever since they sold their souls to Biblical Inerrancy cult movement, they live a life of bullshit.
Fri Nov 30, 2018, 12:11 PM
Nov 2018

.


Before the 80s, people who thought of the Bible being without error were seen as pariahs.

Then, there was a big push, around the same time as the "Moral Majority" came to be, and churches slowly adopted this thought. Christians who believed in Verbal Dictation or Verbal Plenary Inspiration argued that, since the Bible was inspired by God, it must be perfect. Evangelical minister, Harold Lindsell, wrote a book and later headed the International Council on Biblical Inerrancy. An astonishing 335 Evangelical leaders signed onto the “The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy."

Soon, the educated ministers were forced out of churches. Religious universities, began to purge any doctors who refused to sign onto inerrancy, since the Bible contains hundreds of erroneous and conflicting passages. Compound this with the modernist view that anyone can be a minister, without official training or education, as long as one was divinely inspired or felt so.

This led to a complete dumbing down of religion within Christianity, as the majority of church organizations and movements have now subscribed to this Biblical Inerrancy movement.


The problem with this belief, is that people must make up stories and excuses to resolve these Biblical errors.

Now, after 35 years, a generation and a half, most people are used to explaining away things to meet their needs.

.

Botany

(70,291 posts)
31. 2 more
Fri Nov 30, 2018, 12:46 PM
Nov 2018

Gay Marriage

Climate Change isn't real because God said we wouldn't have any more flooding
after "the Great Ark" ride.

ProfessorGAC

(64,420 posts)
32. Yeah, For Sure On The First One
Fri Nov 30, 2018, 12:48 PM
Nov 2018

The second one is weak even for most of them. The lunatic fringe, yes. But, most of them are all about "dead babies" and "the gays".

Botany

(70,291 posts)
33. No they hear from their pastors all the time that God/Jesus tells them that climate change ....
Fri Nov 30, 2018, 12:57 PM
Nov 2018

.... isn't real, science isn't real, and that uppity liberals are pushing global warming so
their scientists can make lots of money.

ProfessorGAC

(64,420 posts)
35. I Don't Doubt That
Fri Nov 30, 2018, 01:03 PM
Nov 2018

But, some don't buy it, and some are too stupid to grasp the point. But, the other two they all grasp.

Efilroft Sul

(3,573 posts)
25. Probably something like Trump is God's instrument.
Fri Nov 30, 2018, 12:37 PM
Nov 2018

"He's an imperfect man, just like King David, yada-yada rationalization yada."

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,276 posts)
27. Like everything else about Trump, they'll excuse his lies
Fri Nov 30, 2018, 12:40 PM
Nov 2018

as done for God's greater purpose, which is getting Trump elected so he could stop the Democrats killing babies.

NoMoreRepugs

(9,260 posts)
34. Abortion is all that matters to them.
Fri Nov 30, 2018, 12:58 PM
Nov 2018

It does make me wonder sometimes why all these right to life fanatics don't all have a slew of adopted children.

 

JCanete

(5,272 posts)
37. They'll believe the world is a flat, two-faced liar first. Trump is infallible and all powerful.
Fri Nov 30, 2018, 01:53 PM
Nov 2018

He can make a rock so large even he can't lift it, and make two seemingly contradictory statements, and have both simultaneously be true. He in fact had no business dealings with Russia, its just that Russia had business dealing with Trump. There, you see?
 

Apollyonus

(812 posts)
39. They wouldn't care
Fri Nov 30, 2018, 02:40 PM
Nov 2018

as long as someone gives them their cherished abortion ban, they wouldn't care if it was Ted Bundy or Jeffrey Dahmer.

badhair77

(4,191 posts)
40. They'll say "So what?" and start deflecting,
Fri Nov 30, 2018, 02:49 PM
Nov 2018

basically the same thing they do when he is confronted with the truth.

Vinca

(50,170 posts)
41. They will say "hate the sin, love the sinner."
Fri Nov 30, 2018, 02:52 PM
Nov 2018

That's what they said about Don bragging about "grabbing pussies," so why should this be any different?

lpbk2713

(42,696 posts)
42. Pat Robertson, Franklin Graham and Jim Bakker have Trump's back.
Fri Nov 30, 2018, 02:57 PM
Nov 2018



"Aw he's only human. Praise Gawd ... and keep
those tithes coming in friends and neighbors."

Initech

(99,914 posts)
43. They don't give a rat's ass.
Fri Nov 30, 2018, 03:03 PM
Nov 2018

They are more concerned about protecting the brand then they are about telling the truth.

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