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lees1975

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40. The real leaders of Evangelical Christian churches

Sun Nov 29, 2020, 04:54 PM

Nov 2020

are the ones who don't get caught up in the celebrity status of para-church ministers and self-proclaimed "spokespersons" and "leaders". There are plenty of Christian church leaders who stayed true to the doctrine and theology they preached and taught and as a result of that, couldn't support Trump.

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Religious Right pays a price for support of Trump [View all] lees1975 Nov 2020 OP

Good. They deserve to be unsupported. northoftheborder Nov 2020 #1

Doesn't matter..... AZ8theist Nov 2020 #13

That's what happens when you follow a False Prophet. no_hypocrisy Nov 2020 #2

Good! Karma does have a way of biting back. SWBTATTReg Nov 2020 #3

Well... Mike Nelson Nov 2020 #4

I know, right? It's about damned time! BComplex Nov 2020 #6

Donald Trump (with a little advance field-work from George W. Bush) Aristus Nov 2020 #5

I'm so happy for you, Aristus! That must make it a lot easier to live at home! BComplex Nov 2020 #8

One can't help whom one falls in love with. Aristus Nov 2020 #11

That's quite a turn-around. BComplex Nov 2020 #44

I agree with much of what the article says, BUT Vogon_Glory Nov 2020 #7

Very Happy to Hear🙏 lisa58 Nov 2020 #9

Who could have figured... orwell Nov 2020 #10

i still feel that many of those churches should loose their tax exempt status . AllaN01Bear Nov 2020 #12

You are correct...the worst part about tax free religious churches is the many scams they support Escurumbele Nov 2020 #18

Lets get strictly constitutional here... lees1975 Nov 2020 #42

Why not originalist constitutionalist here? Arthur_Frain Nov 2020 #43

May they shrink enough . . . Richard D Nov 2020 #14

The hope is that people will stop once and for all believing in fairytales and treat them as such Escurumbele Nov 2020 #15

You can almost tell what kind of Christian someone is by the political party they identify with. CrispyQ Nov 2020 #16

The curtain has been pulled back and the snake oil salesmen have been revealed dlk Nov 2020 #17

The last 4 years have turned me so much off of Christianity kimbutgar Nov 2020 #19

Love the way these articles are coming out now, AFTER the "American Christianity" community Squinch Nov 2020 #20

Along with the "drop in support" should come "a massive change in tax status." BobTheSubgenius Nov 2020 #21

But as long as they can save imaginary babies and children, they'll stick with the insanity. n/t TygrBright Nov 2020 #22

Ha, ha-ha, ha-ha! NurseJackie Nov 2020 #23

Ugh, this horrible creature always reminds me of bat boy LearnedHand Nov 2020 #27

Copeland is the poster boy for what can go wrong with excessive facelifts, botox and hair implants. NurseJackie Nov 2020 #31

Step AWAY from the surgical knife LearnedHand Nov 2020 #32

Reverend Shyster. paleotn Nov 2020 #30

Neighbor hating, money worshiping, conceal weapon, monkey trial, fake Christians... nt BrightKnight Nov 2020 #24

This is a very good article. Thanks. Firestorm49 Nov 2020 #25

GOOD!!! calimary Nov 2020 #26

They're DYING from it Warpy Nov 2020 #28

The secularization of America.... paleotn Nov 2020 #29

The Cross Traildogbob Nov 2020 #33

A plethora of false prophets. Sneederbunk Nov 2020 #34

And friends and family are leaving each other. The divide is too great and is fanned by the right. Evolve Dammit Nov 2020 #35

lees1975.... Upthevibe Nov 2020 #36

The real leaders of Evangelical Christian churches lees1975 Nov 2020 #40

Good. And the GOP is the party Roc2020 Nov 2020 #37

"...paying a heavy price..."? Grins Nov 2020 #38

This is from within the largest Evangelical denomination in the country lees1975 Nov 2020 #41

oh well. barbtries Nov 2020 #39