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In reply to the discussion: This Presidency Has Exposed My White Christian Friends/ Editorial by John Pavlovitz [View all]LiberalLovinLug
(14,173 posts)Well, I've been turned off of organized evangelical Chrisitian church for quite awhile now. I was brought up in it and most of my brothers and sisters are still followers. My sister is now whining how they are baselessly attacking poor Donald. Big Facebook user.
Yet if I ever am scanning the radio dial on a Sunday and stop and listen for a few minutes from an evangelical preacher, I hear the same things I did growing up....Be humble, love is the answer, don't lie, or cheat, be kind, steer clear of worldly temptations, etc....and send us money! he he.
But I find the evangelical Christian message on these stations even more repugnant now knowing how much of a hypocrite this brand of Christian is, when they hear all this, and then turn around and support such a vile unGodly piece of trash like DT.
It cements my belief that those that adhere to such a strict interpretation of the Bible, especially on social issues, those in the evangelical community, are ensconced in a cult. Trumpism has grown into a cult unto itself, but it meshes so well with this other more ancient cult, that has had centuries to perfect their hold on followers. These kinds of people that can so blindly believe in a giant invisible God on a throne in heaven, who not only created the world, but is also involved in every detail of every individual on Earth. A God who doesn't get blame if prayers don't work for their Uncle Matt's cancer, or thousands of tsunami victims, or starvation in Africa...but gets all the glory if Aunt Mable's operation went well.
These kinds of people are susceptible to mind control and manipulation. And with Fox News on all day, and the only political talk shows on radio are RW propaganda, they just slide into the Trump cult like a warm bath.
After GW Bush I started understanding how the Republicans use evangelicals for their own purposes. How easy they are to manipulate . And I questioned why I or anyone would be involved in a community that could so easliy be led around bu the nose by sleazy politicians that obviously wanted war in Iraq for their own financial gain.
But Trump has taken that to a whole other level. He HAS exposed all of them. That any religion, or any kind of organization for that matter, and its individual members can be so taken advantage of, can actually be made to think they support behaviours that they themselves have been preaching against for decades by a man that rejects their faith for himself, is the final nail for me. I used to think that maybe when I get older, I may return to my childhood faith.....but watching the debasement of these gullible fools put a nail in that coffin for me.