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RandySF

(71,352 posts)
Thu Sep 5, 2024, 01:22 AM Sep 2024

The Christian Group Quietly Installing Poll Workers in Swing States

A group of Christian nationalists will be working the polls across the country this election season.

A group called “Lion of Judah,” led by self-described Republican opposition researcher Joshua Standifer, is traveling the nation to recruit Christians to “key positions of influence in government like Election Workers.” The group plans to stop what they believe will be widespread election fraud in November as “the first step on the path to victory this Fall.”

The Guardian obtained the Lion of Judah’s election worker training program, featuring a series called “Fight the Fraud: How to Become an Election Worker in 4 Easy Steps!” In it, the group asks poll workers to report “suspicious activities or irregularities” to the Lion of Judah’s “fraud hotline” first, and then tell their local authorities.

To spread the gospel during his “Courage Tour,” Standifer has traveled with Christian nationalist preachers and pro-Trump figures to sow fear about election fraud in swing states, including Wisconsin, Georgia, Arizona, and Michigan.





https://www.yahoo.com/news/pro-trump-christian-group-dark-171852688.html

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BoRaGard

(3,450 posts)
1. The Liars of Judah (R)
Thu Sep 5, 2024, 03:21 AM
Sep 2024

Only question is whether Russia is also backing this group of kristofascist republicons in their effort to weaken American democracy.

Think. Again.

(19,790 posts)
2. I hope garland's new "election task force" is keeping a close eye on them...
Thu Sep 5, 2024, 03:59 AM
Sep 2024

...and all the othe rightwing trained poll "workers".

They are being planted and trained specifically to cause chaos and throw as many nuts and bolts into the election machinary as they possibly can.

3. Christian nationalists. You can't live with them...
Thu Sep 5, 2024, 04:17 AM
Sep 2024

... and you can't live with them.

The T***p/GOP plan is to steal the election. Project 2025 is pretty much the final nail in the coffin of a free and fair election won on the issues, so they're going to pull out their AR-15s and take over the government by force.

And the thing is, the six ultra-conservative members of the SCOTUS will let them do it, happily.

Stargazer99

(3,059 posts)
4. I am Christian and believe this control grab ought to be stopped NOW
Thu Sep 5, 2024, 11:16 AM
Sep 2024

How would these "Christians" like another religion being forced on them? Christ NEVER FORCED anyone to a particular religion and these pretend ( power hungry so called Christians) should hang their head in shame holding the name of Christian)
When men had approached Christ and asked Master who do we follow and the response was see their fruits..not a particular religion.

Aristus

(68,780 posts)
5. They're not there to prevent election fraud; they're there to commit it, if the election doesn't go Trump's way.
Thu Sep 5, 2024, 11:19 AM
Sep 2024

Fortunately, the Bible-thumpers are subject to the same election laws at the rest of us. They won't be able to pray their way out of prison.

SWBTATTReg

(24,504 posts)
6. Foul deeds indeed afoot! But, the good thing is, that despite their 'Christian' labels, they can go to jail just
Thu Sep 5, 2024, 03:40 PM
Sep 2024

like any other lawbreaker. And people are watching. The DOJ (via Garland's latest remarks on election security) is watching.

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