In a small Alabama town, an evangelical congregation reckons with God, President Trump and the meaning of morality (Brown, brainwashing)

[middle-aged mom]

Originally Posted by OnOurWayHome

White people talking about how good African Americans had it during the slave era, what with housing and food and all that. Disgusting.

Treated “ just like family”.

[The Dark Enlightenment]

Originally Posted by bawac34618

Any movement that is against separation of church and state and that wants to force the entire country to submit to its will should be marginalized. However, evangelicals don't really understand what marginalization and persecution really is. Being wished a "Happy Holidays" is not persecution. Starbucks releasing plain red cups at Christmas without the snowflakes and reindeer on them is not persecuting Christians. Homosexuality being legal is not persecution against Christians. Legal marijuana is not persecution against Christians. Public policy that affirms science over superstition or that the earth is more than 6000 years old and humans can contribute to climate change isn't persecution against Christians. American evangelicals view the simple lack of establishment to be persecution, as if it's their right to rule over everyone and force everyone at gunpoint to submit to their religion. It's not. Until evangelicals start respecting the First Amendment I will not respect them.

Just a bit over the top aren't you?

[Tom Lennox 70]

Originally Posted by Old Gringo

All it takes for folks like that is tRump and their preacher telling them what to think.

It saves them time.

And it's so much easier than thinking for themselves.

Trumplings are very compliant followers.

Liberals believe whatever they see on CNN or what Hollywood actors say.

[Goodnight]

Originally Posted by The Dark Enlightenment

Features like this, where some journalist goes out to the hinterlands to report on the rubes and their uncouth, dumb, racist, hypocritical ways, have long been a staple of the WP and NYT. Evangelicals support Trump mostly because he supports them, and not the ongoing elite media project to discredit and marginalize them.

Except that Trump does not support these voters in red states, they are voting against their own interests when they support him. What programs in places like Alabama make them believers, cuts to Medicaid, loss of jobs.

[eddie gein]

Originally Posted by Listener2307

It's good to see liberal heads explode over the comments of one preacher in a town of 2800.
Meanwhile they sat stupidly when a millionaire preacher in Chicago damned America to a congregation larger than that entire town.
These people ain't smart.

Speaking of stupid...………

Anybody catch when "Brett" the land surveyer was quoted as saying this...…

“Jesus Christ was born in Nazareth",

[Tom Lennox 70]

Originally Posted by bawac34618

Any movement that is against separation of church and state and that wants to force the entire country to submit to its will should be marginalized. However, evangelicals don't really understand what marginalization and persecution really is. Being wished a "Happy Holidays" is not persecution. Starbucks releasing plain red cups at Christmas without the snowflakes and reindeer on them is not persecuting Christians. Homosexuality being legal is not persecution against Christians. Legal marijuana is not persecution against Christians. Public policy that affirms science over superstition or that the earth is more than 6000 years old and humans can contribute to climate change isn't persecution against Christians. American evangelicals view the simple lack of establishment to be persecution, as if it's their right to rule over everyone and force everyone at gunpoint to submit to their religion. It's not. Until evangelicals start respecting the First Amendment I will not respect them.

Forcing a Christian business owner to endorse a gay wedding or forcing a Christian doctor, nurse, or pharmacist to participate in an abortion would count as persecution. So would forcing a Christian organization or church to rent space out for a gay wedding or forcing a church to allow gays to attend.

[Old Gringo]

Originally Posted by Tom Lennox 70

Liberals believe whatever they see on CNN or what Hollywood actors say.

That's what you been told to say/think.

[desertdetroiter]

Originally Posted by The Dark Enlightenment

Features like this, where some journalist goes out to the hinterlands to report on the rubes and their uncouth, dumb, racist, hypocritical ways, have long been a staple of the WP and NYT. Evangelicals support Trump mostly because he supports them, and not the ongoing elite media project to discredit and marginalize them.

Maybe so.

But it’s still proof of what a fraud religion really is.

[Tominftl]

Brainwashing plain and simple. Look at how Trump does no wrong with these people. Amazing.

[Oakformonday]

Isn't there some sort of saying about the devil appealing to these "christians." If they support trump then they have no morals. Period.