President-Elect Trump Promises Christian Theocracy

[Different Drummer]

Source: Patheos.com

“We will respect and defend Christian Americans” – Donald Trump.

Theocracy alert: On the campaign trail president-elect Donald Trump promised Christians special treatment and consideration if elected president.

Trump made his pledge to work towards a Christian theocracy explicit while speaking to members of the Faith & Freedom Coalition last June. Then candidate Trump promised to “restore faith to its proper mantle” in U.S. society while making a pitch for theocracy at the Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority conference.

Pandering to the evangelical audience, Trump said:

"We will restore faith to its proper mantle in our society. That’s what we have to do. And we have to do that soon. We will respect and defend Christian Americans. Christian Americans."

- See more at: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2016/11/president-elect-trump-promises-christian-theocracy/

[WhiteTara]

1. And Sharia Law comes to America.

[alfredo]

9. In the name of Mosaic law

[elehhhhna]

34. Same Abrahamic bullshit, different day.

[alfredo]

35. Muslim see us as "People of The Book."

Judaism, Islam, and Christianity sprung from the same book.

[dhill926]

2. god, what a hypocritical piece of shit....

as if he knows anything about faith or Christianity or fucking anything for that matter....

[Initech]

3. WTF are they smoking????

When has faith ever been removed from the "proper mantle in our society"? And they hate us for needing safe spaces! God damn them!!!

Bill Maher had a great new rule about this last year:

These people need a serious reality check.

[Xipe Totec]

6. Righteous Doobies. nt

[stopbush]

4. From Christianity to Trump's business "success" to Making America Great Again,

it's all based on absolute make believe.

[bdamomma]

5. oh geez

this guy knows nothing about Christianity he is going start a fucking religious war.

[GreenEyedLefty]

7. And people believe this? Please.

I can't believe anything that comes out of that man's mouth.

[kickitup]

8. One of my husband's Facebook "friends" said there were more "Merry Christmas" cards this year . . .

in the stores to pick from and she credits that to Mike Pence. Yes, she thinks the retailers were putting out more cards that say "Merry Christmas" because Mike Pence will be the new VP. 'Cause of Obama's War on Christmas and all, she thinks pickings have been slim for the past eight years.

[alfredo]

11. There are more there because they haven't been bought.

[Freethinker65]

15. +1. Made me laugh out loud

[alfredo]

23. Good

[jaysunb]

17. Sooo, Hallmark & American Greeting decided on less revenue. Got it.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

27. War on Christmas

[hatrack]

10. Gosh, makes you want to get busy "reaching out", doesn't it?

I can't wait to "find common ground" and "work together" with these . . . hominids.

[Doreen]

12. Freedom of religion is going bye bye.

I wonder how long before I will have to hide that I am Buddhist?

[Bettie]

16. They'll let you be any

kind of "Christian" denomination that you want to...until they don't want that anymore.

[alfredo]

24. The "Papist" will be an easy target because they venerate a woman.

[Bettie]

25. Yep, then there will be the big fight to see

which denomination becomes the state church.

I'm betting it will be the Mormons, they have the most money.

[alfredo]

30. much of the killing in Arab lands is the Sunni Shia struggle.

[NastyRiffraff]

29. I told an uber-religious Catholic (ex) friend

that the LAST thing she, as a Catholic, should want is a theocracy after she defended these assholes. If there is a theocracy, it will be headed by the extreme religious Right, and they generally HATE Catholics. She replied that they're "working with" Catholics now; I said sure, they need you now, but they'll dump you into the stinkiest landfill if they ever win.

Theocracy is very frightening. People die in droves under theocratic government.

[Initech]

20. But they'll tell you they are exercising their 1st amendment rights.

And the bullshit salesmen will pitch it that way. But the truth is that First Amendment Defense Act is extremely dangerous. And it's going to put a lot of us in jail.

[Freethinker65]

13. I really think he is a non-believer tent revival type charlatan

And he has surrounded himself with like minded fake Christian leaders. I had no idea there were so many gullible voters.

[Vinca]

19. I'm always trying to think up a product to sell to the Bible thumpers.

My last idea was a "Loaves and Fishes Can Opener." Shaped like a fish, of course, with a Bible verse on the side. $19.99 plus $200.00 shipping and handling. Hey, it worked for the people who actually sell "Jesus Candles."

[MANative]

14. We need a brave agent. NOW. n/t

[ileus]

18. I'm don't understand why we let that religion exist in America.

After what the Christians done to the Native Americans, I believe a case can be made to outlaw Christianity in America.

[vlyons]

21. The Prosperity Christians paid good money to buy Trump

Matthew 7:15 "Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves."

[J_William_Ryan]

22. American Christians

are in no need of being ‘defended.’

Indeed, the First Amendment needs to be defended from attacks by Christian extremists, where such Christians don’t merit respect.

[Eliot Rosewater]

26. I hope there arent any "nose holding while voting for Hillary" folks complaining about this.

Let alone 3rd party or non voters.

[smirkymonkey]

28. How dare he! He is not even a nominal christian!

He is speaking from his VP's voice, this is Pence's doing.

[montana_hazeleyes]

38. That's a question I had.

Is he even Christian? Or even "pretend Christian"? Seriously, I don't think of him as religious at all.

[Wellstone ruled]

31. Okay,

one could move to Utah just to experience this wonder lifestyle. Not.

[madokie]

32. While he robs us blind

[KamaAina]

33. I'm pretty sure I read that in the Bible.

In Two Corinthians, I believe.

[greymattermom]

36. These folks take some verses of Leviticus literally

I suggest we adopt the whole thing.

[greymattermom]

37. and say goodbye to

shrimp, ham, cotton polyester blends, cheeseburgers and more. Just look it up.

[lpbk2713]

39. This might require some 'splainin to Netanyahu.

I don't think that will go over real good.


Link: http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Benjamin-Netanyahu/Sources-Netanyahu-has-not-received-invite-to-Trump-inauguration-477175

[peggysue2]

40. Disingenuous

As in all things, the idea that Trump will champion the American Christian Right is part of the Big Lie. The man has lived his life as an anti-Christian, dedicated himself to his own ego, greed and dominance. Remember the 'greedy, greedy, greedy' confession then the pivot to 'now I'll be greedy for America' line? That's right up there with The Donald hugging the American flag like a two-year old mugging for mommy's attention.

Donald Trump is the 'Snake' he described in his poetry reading. Yet his gullible supporters invited him in and like the woman in the tale/lyrics, they'll no doubt be bewildered when he delivers his most deadly bite.