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Are Evangelical Christians really the right people to be charged with determining US foreign policy ?

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Northwest · M
They are not charged with it, but they de facto are. As a unified voting block, obsessed with Armageddon, they are on a one-track mind. Nothing else matters, even if it means putting a philandering piece of shit in charge, especially so, because they know he's not only indebted to them, but he must give them what they want.

Of course the answer is simple: vote them out of office in 2020. I am no longer polite, nor do I choose my words carefully when it comes to this. It's either us, rational thinkers, or them: doomesdayers. Fuck them all, and vote in 2020.
@Northwest Agreed ! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
RodionRomanovitch · 56-60, M
@Northwest When you've got a Secretary of State and a VP both now openly opining that Trump is doing the Lord's work , you have to accept the fact that these fucking idiots are just as dangerous as those other fucking idiots who use Islam as a political tool.
CountScrofula · 41-45, M
@Northwest Yeah best answer. Exactly this.
Northwest · M
@RodionRomanovitch Worse, these idiots have the power and might of the USA at their disposal.
RodionRomanovitch · 56-60, M
@Northwest Two pieces here might interest you ;

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/03/27/mike-pompeo-is-not-making-diplomacy-great-again-226237

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/30/us/politics/pompeo-christian-policy.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
ladycae · 100+, F
@Northwest just a reminder. it's not all evangelical Christians. those who support him are despicable and will get their punishments. but just like you all don't like being lumped together as crying whiney libtards who can't get over Hillary, there are a lot of Christians out there who do not support this administration.
Northwest · M
@ladycae I am not talking about the outliers, it's the middle of the normal curve that matters, and the overwhelming majority of Evangelicals, today, stands solidly behind Trump and is pushing for Armageddon.

You and I have had this conversation in the past. You may not like what the bulk of the people who share your belief system is doing, but these are the facts.
ladycae · 100+, F
@Northwest like i said you don't like being lumped into the whiney, crying group of libtards who can't get over Hillary. Most Christians do not support Trump. before you told they voted for him. well, a lot has changed in 2 years. now the emperor has new clothes and some over the top leaders like Falwell have hitched their coattails to him but not their followers. Pastors are preaching against what is going on.
Northwest · M
@ladycae [quote]you don't like being lumped into the whiney, crying group of libtards who can't get over Hillary[/quote]

And why would anyone put me in that group? I voted for Hillary, but that was in November 2018. There may be a small group of people whining about Hillary, but for the most part, progressives are looking toward how to win in 2020.

https://www.vox.com/identities/2018/10/3/17929696/white-evangelicals-prri-poll-trump-presidency-support
ladycae · 100+, F
@Northwest but to the right, we are all lumped into that group. tbh, i have always appreciated your well thought out informative posts but i have seen you continuously painted by the libtard brush
@ladycae The difference is, there’s a group of evangelicals who claim to speak for all of you. The people who call Northwest a “libtard” don’t know the difference between a liberal, “classical” liberal, leftist or socialist. They just call names if the opinion differs from theirs.
Northwest · M
@ladycae

[quote]but to the right, we are all lumped into that group. tbh, i have always appreciated your well thought out informative posts but i have seen you continuously painted by the libtard brush[/quote]

81% of Evangelicals voted for Trump in the 2016 elections. That is about as close to one can call a solidarity. During Brazil's latest elections, the Evangelical block voted as one to support him, demanded and extracted a price that he's paying today, and I mean today. He's on a visit to Israel, on their behest, to support the US Evangelical mission.

You are the exception, but this is from a few months ago:

https://www.christianpost.com/news/white-house-hosts-100-evangelical-leaders-state-like-dinner-this-is-spiritual-warfare.html

In the person of Pompeo, they even have someone directing the US foreign policy, exactly what they wanted. I have yet to see a hint of dissent from anyone in a leadership position, in the Evangelical Church.

If the Pope convened a Council of Cardinals, and they came out in support of Trump, what choice do I have, but to say "the Catholic Church is behind Trump"?

Those who paint me as libtard, do so whenever they lose an argument. Not a very bright bunch.