Donald Trump's saving grace: Televangelists

[TomCADem]

Hearing Trump attack Biden as hurting Jesus reminded me of Trump's strong support among Televangelists who preach the prosperity gospel. Its less about preaching the gospel and more about validating the pursuit of hedonistic pleasures and material wealth:

https://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/donald-trumps-evangelicals-televangelists-214250

Donald Trump’s saving grace: Televangelists

Donald Trump has found his kind of Christians.

In a bid to consolidate support among evangelicals and keep his momentum from ebbing, Trump is courting charismatic televangelists who believe God wants you to be rich.

Still winning with evangelical voters but unpopular with their leaders, his campaign has begun training its outreach efforts on media-friendly pastors and advocates of the prosperity gospel — including a Jews for Jesus preacher with a television show and a Christian broadcasting executive known for her taste in oversized pink wigs — who are less turned off by his brash style and history of socially liberal positions. And that’s critical if he intends to keep Ben Carson’s strength with evangelicals from growing.

“They’re very comfortable with big personalities and TV personalities,” said Gary Marx, a former executive director of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, of so-called “charismatic” evangelicals and televangelists. “If he’s going to build a bridge into the faith-based community, that’s really the best way for him to start. It’s not going to be with the high-minded Presbyterians and Episcopalians.”

[captain queeg]

1. I tried being open minded years ago with one of them I worked with

He gave me a tape to listen to. I popped it in on the way home. It was all about money and power. Really made me sick. This was many years ago in what felt like the early days of the movement. Maybe it was already more wide spread than I’d been aware of, but it opened my eyes and I see all those outfits preach the gospel of money and power.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

2. I'm not religious, but I was raised in a Methodist household...

... and hence I read the Bible.

That "prosperity gospel" crap is pretty much the opposite of the text attributed to Jesus. There are multiple warnings about money, wealth and fondness of material things!

[TomCADem]

3. What? You have not heard of the Gospel of Supply Side Jesus?

[Newest Reality]

4. Gee,

I guess Jesus had it all wrong and the preachers know best.

I recall, "For what does it profit a man to gain the entire World and lose his immortal soul?"...or something to that effect. He told a wealthy person who wanted to follow him to sell everything he had and give the money to the poor, etc.

If the teachings of Christ don't hold sway at all, then the people who are ignoring them are not following Him and the religion they profess.

[0nirevets]

5. A grifter, liar and thief popular among grifters, liars and thieves. Go figure.

[TomCADem]

7. Televangelists: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Perhaps after the Presidency, Trump can open the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption.

[Blue Owl]

6. TeleCongelists

n/t

[keithbvadu2]

8. The "prosperity gospel" pastors/collectors seem to do much better in the prosperity than the investo

The "prosperity gospel" pastors/collectors seem to do much better in the prosperity than the investors/donors.