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As Donald Trump increasingly infuses his campaign with Christian trappings while coasting to a third Republican presidential nomination, his support is as strong as ever among evangelicals and other conservative Christians.

“Trump supports Jesus, and without Jesus, America will fall,” said Kimberly Vaughn of Florence, Kentucky, as she joined other supporters of the former president entering a campaign rally near Dayton, Ohio.

Many of the T-shirts and hats that were worn and sold at the rally in March proclaimed religious slogans such as “Jesus is my savior, Trump is my president” and “God, Guns & Trump.” One man’s shirt declared, “Make America Godly Again,” with the image of a luminous Jesus putting his supportive hands on Trump’s shoulders.

Many attendees said in interviews they believed Trump shared their Christian faith and values. Several cited their opposition to abortion and LGBTQ+ rights, particularly to transgender expressions.

Nobody voiced concern about Trump’s past conduct or his present indictments on criminal charges, including allegations that he tried to hide hush money payments to a porn actor during his 2016 campaign. Supporters saw Trump as representing a religion of second chances.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

They share his ideals. Of course those Ideals involve being a self serving racist bigoted sex offender thief. Not to mention someone who lies so much you can't be sure he has ever told the truth. He is a great example of a horrible human. I have no doubt people who support him are just like him.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

They should all take an oath to depart earth at the same time, just like Jim Jones Cult, if Trump loses the election.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago

Weird. Pretty obvious Jesus would have been against Trump.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago

The doublethink these "Christians" maintain to avoid cognitive dissonance and critical self reflection are staggering

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Does Biden going to church not count?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago

Yes but Biden is a human being while Trump is positioning himself as a representative of Jesus, creating a cult.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 months ago

Every comment I have seen so far, has the wrong take on this. Christians aligning with Trump is basically the same thing as when the Christians aligned with the Nazis. They are both selling the same shit, a return to a time where the father was dictator of his own home and ruled with an iron fist. All you have to do is embrace the dictator of the country, and you can have that.

That's half the reason Christians are Christians in the first place. Fascism just makes those ideas more mainstream and allows for the laws to embrace the concept.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

basically they all want to be powerful and unaccountable - aka adult babies.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

fA1Th AdN vA1Ue5

[–] [email protected] 24 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (6 children)

Name something that Jesus would love about Donald Trump.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

I think he would love trump because trump loves children, and jesus was all about loving children.

spoilerI feel sick even typing that

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago

"Jesus loves sinners" but that's about it and a bit of a Catch-22 at it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

He hates the same people that Supply Side Jesus, the version they worship, hates.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

they'll wiggle out of that with the "broken vessel" theory (Jeremiah 18:3)

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago

He's a child of God and therefore worthy of love. Trump obviously sucks, but Jesus said "love your neighbour" and that includes Trump. Of course, God would send Trump to hell when he dies so bit of a mixed message there. Religion is weird sometimes...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Easy. His, erm, broad stature makes him an easy whipping target when it comes time to drive the capitalist pigs and their market stands out of the temple

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

They're idiots. They say a lot of very stupid things.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

You've got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West. You know... Morons

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Religion of second chances. Hmm. I figured they would have said all of Trumps crimes were made up lies. This means they believe it’s true and still support him. Wow.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It's amazing... stupid people who think invisible sky wizard is guiding their life and stupid enough to think that Trump ever thinks about them. God it's like half this country gets off on being a cuckold without knowing it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Stupid people are actually controlled by rich oligarchs through news and right wing propaganda but they think they are independent rebels.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

If Apple can become a $2t company by convincing people that buying the same product as all your friends is "thinking different" anything is possible.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Amen! I mean, Word!

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