2016 Postmortem

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37. "Nonprofit churches want the right to engage in politics"

Sat Dec 17, 2016, 02:24 PM

Dec 2016

What these zealots seek is even greater political clout. They'd be ecstatic to have a white theocracy. Trump is a means to an end. Or so they hope.
http://www.salon.com/2016/12/15/trumps-catering-worked-why-the-christian-right-is-head-over-heels-about-him-becoming-president_partner/
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In Trump, right-wing evangelicals see someone who will protect them from what they view as liberal tyranny assaulting their religious freedom. Nonprofit churches want the right to engage in politics. Business owners want the right to discriminate against LGBT employees and customers. Religious private schools want states to fund voucher programs so low-income students can attend on the public dime. And perhaps most important to right-wing Christians is defunding Planned Parenthood, which Trump has pledged to do, and making abortion illegal, which he has signaled may happen. Trump told “60 Minutes” the Sunday after Election Day that he would appoint pro-life justices to the Supreme Court, and that if the court struck down Roe v. Wade, states could decide whether to allow abortion or not.
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To all the Evangelicals who voted for Trump [View all] mtnsnake Dec 2016 OP

Hear! Hear! Auntie Bush Dec 2016 #1

I tell Christian trumpers this all the time yeoman6987 Dec 2016 #33

I've point outed Proverbs 6-16, etc.: What God hates Hortensis Dec 2016 #44

I think that's actually your own response, yeoman6987. Kingofalldems Dec 2016 #55

Cool story, bro. RandiFan1290 Dec 2016 #80

Hypocrisy is at the core of Latter Day 1-800 so-called "Christianity." Achilleaze Dec 2016 #2

Are those the 2 Corinthians? mexit Dec 2016 #63

I have this strange feeling... Wounded Bear Dec 2016 #3

Messiah erpowers Dec 2016 #11

Much of the predictions were that the anti-Christ would be confused as being the Messiah Pachamama Dec 2016 #30

They are exactly like the Islamic extremists they hate so much. HassleCat Dec 2016 #4

This treestar Dec 2016 #8

YES! Thank you. If the political climate allowed it, there would be heads on stakes. Missn-Hitch Dec 2016 #64

Domain over others if the God of the Evangelical. Dawson Leery Dec 2016 #67

Their likely response? vi5 Dec 2016 #5

Actual response is "I forgive him". mwooldri Dec 2016 #25

Exactly, the reason Trump is not a christian Thav Dec 2016 #57

Evangelicals, guess what, god is a fake like Hump! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2016 #6

+1000000! SammyWinstonJack Dec 2016 #85

Absolutely treestar Dec 2016 #7

Evangelicals should read their own book more. Girard442 Dec 2016 #9

spirits like frogs Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #46

That's the real selling point of evangelical Christianity... Jacob Boehme Dec 2016 #10

Dang that's a good one! lastone Dec 2016 #14

Perfect! DemoTex Dec 2016 #18

I agree. Nice turn of phrase Augiedog Dec 2016 #26

You have nailed it, Jacob. brer cat Dec 2016 #78

was gonna post something else but damn yours is much better than what i got dembotoz Dec 2016 #82

Great post mountain snake! lastone Dec 2016 #12

religion? AlexSFCA Dec 2016 #13

Logic and Reason? shadowmayor Dec 2016 #15

I'd rather try to give a cat a bath... 3catwoman3 Dec 2016 #68

Bill Maher had a great New Rule about this before the election Initech Dec 2016 #16

Thanks for posting this clip! JudyM Dec 2016 #21

Evangelicals are strictly a branch of the GOP that knows they will go to hell is there is a God, world wide wally Dec 2016 #17

The Evangelicals voted for Ba'al and Mammon this year Vogon_Glory Dec 2016 #19

They serve Mammon not Jesus workinclasszero Dec 2016 #20

You nailed that one! meow2u3 Dec 2016 #27

Mahatma Gandhi had them pegged nearly a century ago: DFW Dec 2016 #22

Monty Python came to essentially the same conclusion. Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #60

I actually turned to my husband recently and asked him if he thought, as I myself wondered, that calimary Dec 2016 #23

Oh come all ye deplorables Loge23 Dec 2016 #24

And supposedly Hillary R. Clinton was associated with The Family/Fellowship. no_hypocrisy Dec 2016 #28

I hope their sky daddy sends them food when they are starving and heals them when they cant get libtodeath Dec 2016 #29

Hear, hear! Missn-Hitch Dec 2016 #88

No I'm not new here, I'm nightscanner repackaged since the hacking. lambchopp59 Dec 2016 #31

The irony is that ... aggiesal Dec 2016 #32

Bush II Cosmocat Dec 2016 #38

I remember flipping channels and seeing him on one of the religious channels back in 2000 nt maryellen99 Dec 2016 #43

But, but, but, didn't he say... 3catwoman3 Dec 2016 #69

The Obama Family did in fact attend church rury Dec 2016 #62

No, it's an excuse ... aggiesal Dec 2016 #66

I was so tempted to send this post to my older siblings. Hulk Dec 2016 #34

Now that trump was elected LittleGirl Dec 2016 #75

Evangelicals are J_William_Ryan Dec 2016 #35

He bragged that he had committed sexual assault. raging moderate Dec 2016 #36

"Nonprofit churches want the right to engage in politics" VOX Dec 2016 #37

Fine, then take away their tax exemptions. NastyRiffraff Dec 2016 #87

No, I would tell them, you elected the anti-christ. ananda Dec 2016 #39

Baby Jesus got throwed into the flaming dumpster. BluesRunTheGame Dec 2016 #40

Huckabee has to be the nation's #1 hypocrite. oasis Dec 2016 #41

many of them are actually white supremicists JI7 Dec 2016 #42

The journey of evangelicals for Trump... JHB Dec 2016 #45

And.. coco22 Dec 2016 #47

As long as a woman wasn't elected, they don't care. n/t duffyduff Dec 2016 #48

Spot on. nt DLevine Dec 2016 #49

Bravo! Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #50

You could say the same about every evangelical shyster preacher. Kablooie Dec 2016 #51

The RW Christians have invented their own Jesus who heartily approves of all of the above Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2016 #52

Abortion was a key issue for them lordsummerisle Dec 2016 #53

It's the only issue for most people. Thav Dec 2016 #56

Since theses churches pay no taxes (like DT) they need to stay out of my government Onedarncat Dec 2016 #73

I think of how many of them are expecting Jesus to come back any day now. TNNurse Dec 2016 #54

Means to and end for several of them, I'm afraid n/t War Horse Dec 2016 #58

character obviously doesn't matter n/t Hamlette Dec 2016 #59

I can remember seeing that clip of Trump making fun of a handicapped reporter lordsummerisle Dec 2016 #61

"You would think their faith would make them happy. Missn-Hitch Dec 2016 #65

And very soon his karma will get much worse jimlup Dec 2016 #70

Fuck them to the hell dhill926 Dec 2016 #71

Abortion. It was all abortion and who would be the next USSCJ rpannier Dec 2016 #72

Obviously they've not read the bible Onedarncat Dec 2016 #74

To all the Evangelicals who voted for Trump: Fuck you. raccoon Dec 2016 #76

Literally not practicing what they preach ck4829 Dec 2016 #77

praise the lord zippythepinhead Dec 2016 #79

Evangelicals are fake! UCmeNdc Dec 2016 #81

You could not have said that any better. AgadorSparticus Dec 2016 #83

Throwing Jesus under the bus? czarjak Dec 2016 #84

You were too easy on them. n/t gregcrawford Dec 2016 #86