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John Fante

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39. The last line is the most telling. Right-wing evangelicals

Mon Mar 26, 2018, 02:42 PM

Mar 2018

can rattle off Bible verses with the best of them, but their actions are the antithesis of everything Jesus Christ stood for.

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Despite porn stars and Playboy models, white evangelicals arent rejecting Trump. This is why. [View all] Poiuyt Mar 2018 OP

Their racist, bigoted, homophobic, lying, morally bankrupt assholes. Theyre NOT Christians. onecaliberal Mar 2018 #1

Sounds like Christians to me. Seriously. stopbush Mar 2018 #6

This reply is the Executive summary. -nt poboy2 Mar 2018 #7

If they aren't Christians, what are they, exactly? nt. Mariana Mar 2018 #9

First and foremost, they are HYPOCRITES Martin Eden Mar 2018 #22

One can be a hypocrite and a Christian at the same time. Mariana Mar 2018 #23

Matthew 7 OliverQ Mar 2018 #29

Only non-Christians can be hypocrites. nt. Mariana Mar 2018 #37

If I had written that bad people must be non-Christians ... Martin Eden Mar 2018 #49

A self-professed Christian who attends church Mariana Mar 2018 #55

Someone who rejects Jesus by word and deed Martin Eden Mar 2018 #56

Modern-day Pharisees. John Fante Mar 2018 #30

Jesus said to obey the Pharisees. Mariana Mar 2018 #38

The last line is the most telling. Right-wing evangelicals John Fante Mar 2018 #39

Jesus criticized the Pharisees' hypocrisy and their behavior Mariana Mar 2018 #43

I don't want to nitpick a nearly 2000-year-old John Fante Mar 2018 #45

Sorry about that. Being a non-Christian myself Mariana Mar 2018 #46

Religious himackers. Fakes. What ever you want to call it. Read the New Testament to see what a onecaliberal Mar 2018 #47

+1 Martin Eden Mar 2018 #21

They vote strategically. We don't. Blue_true Mar 2018 #26

This right here, people. Beartracks Mar 2018 #31

Beautiful, Bear! MyOwnPeace Mar 2018 #41

They are not Chirst like, but they are very much in tradition with probably at least 51% of Eliot Rosewater Mar 2018 #27

David Dennison is their ally in their war with modernity. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2018 #2

As I suspected; Prosperity Gospel/End time Evangelicals will vote for the Anti-Christ... haele Mar 2018 #3

At This Point Why Do WE Care Me. Mar 2018 #4

rub their noses in it...which porn star would jesus hump??????call them the hypocrites that they are dembotoz Mar 2018 #5

Because he is a modern-day Cyrus, chosen by God: dalton99a Mar 2018 #8

hmmm...this actually explains a lot..... dhill926 Mar 2018 #19

All the trump supporters I encounter are evangelicals who believe this or some variation of it. hunter Mar 2018 #24

Yeah, but you can then have fun. Corgigal Mar 2018 #33

I have been calling their backing of Trump Lars39 Mar 2018 #28

Yep. Authoritarianism is a central feature in that belief system dalton99a Mar 2018 #32

great post Exotica Mar 2018 #50

Is Trump even a Christian? He does even go to church... HipChick Mar 2018 #10

I saw one of these evangelical leaders explaining it on the Sunday shows Blue_Adept Mar 2018 #11

How do they know all Butterflylady Mar 2018 #34

Blinders. Blue_Adept Mar 2018 #35

Interesting. So hyperchristians are bigots and nationalists? Stinky The Clown Mar 2018 #12

Pst - in evangelicals mind it doesn't count when it's a "red-blooded American White Male" forgotmylogin Mar 2018 #13

For them, its all about abortion and same sex marriage- which means Supreme Court picks who would... Beaverhausen Mar 2018 #14

Many Christians are unaware it's the same God SHRED Mar 2018 #15

that's only sort of true Mosby Mar 2018 #44

The means justify the end rusty fender Mar 2018 #16

Trump knows C_U_L8R Mar 2018 #17

The main reason they still support him is that he is going to bring about End Times maryellen99 Mar 2018 #18

They call themselves Christians. Christ would not recognize them. mn9driver Mar 2018 #20

Gandhi nailed it Exotica Mar 2018 #51

Gandhi is a mixed bag Mosby Mar 2018 #57

Long story short: Racism Blue_Tires Mar 2018 #25

an American Francisco Franco DBoon Mar 2018 #36

Kickin' with disgust Faux pas Mar 2018 #40

I can't figure out why they think Trump is a Christian or gives a shit about the country's Vinca Mar 2018 #42

Misogyny bdjhawk Mar 2018 #48

How many articles analyzing why bigots vote for bigots LuvLoogie Mar 2018 #52

the real crux is DonCoquixote Mar 2018 #53

it helps that DonCoquixote Mar 2018 #54