Half of church-attending white Protestants think Trump was anointed by God.

[DanTex]

Explains a lot.

In less than a year, from May 2019 to March 2020, the share of weekly church-attending white Protestants convinced that Donald Trump was anointed by God to be president grew from 29.6 percent to 49.5 percent.

This finding — based on direct responses to the question: “How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Donald Trump was anointed by God to become president of the United States” — comes from surveys conducted by Paul A. Djupe and Ryan Burge, political scientists at Denison and Eastern Illinois Universities. Their study illuminates the depth of quasi-religious devotion to Trump among key segments of the population.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/13/opinion/trump-digital-campaign.html

[Girard442]

1. Wow. I'm so old I remember a time when that was thought to be blasphemy.

Not that I particularly acknowledge the concept -- but they do.

[jberryhill]

8. Romans 13:1 has never been blasphemy in their religion

[Girard442]

17. That didn't come up a lot in the Clinton or Obama years.

[Alacritous Crier]

32. +1

[Coventina]

2. Get your FUCKING CHURCH out of my government!!

[Celerity]

33. +100000

[SharonClark]

3. That's insane.

Good thing they are the minority.

[riversedge]

5. I have many times referred to #Trump fans as insane.

[Mariana]

13. The majority of Christian voters cast their ballots for Trump in 2016.

They don't have to believe he's "anointed by God" in order to support him and vote for him.

[fleur-de-lisa]

4. What a coincidence that they voted for Satan.

[SoonerPride]

6. In their theology he would be the anti-christ

He is the embodiment of the seven deadly sins.

How any "christian" could support such filth is unbelievable to me.

[Jarqui]

7. There is nothing nice I can say about this nt

[RussBLib]

9. alright, when Trump implodes, he can take a lot of these fake Christians with him

but they find a way to survive, like roaches after a storm

[jberryhill]

10. They should have asked the same question before

This is a standard part of what they believe about any government authority:

Romans 13:1

(KJV) Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

(NIV) Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.

[The Magistrate]

31. Results, Sir, During President Obama's Administration Might Provide A Useful Benchmark

It is extremely unlikely the response that this cheap thug with his hairspray crown is God's annointed owes anything to St. Paul's attempt to minimize his flock's annoyance of the Roman authorities. It is far more likely it reflects their bigotry and arrogance, which they enjoy seeing mirrored back to them by a gilded turd in the shape of man who says exactly the same kind of crap they do about uppity women and negroes and mexicans and homosexuals, and everybody else who ain't quite like them.


"For two thousand years evangelicals warned of the coming of the anti-christ, and when he finally arrives, damn if they don't vote for him."

[oasis]

11. Would they accept Trumpish behavior in the pastors of their churches?

I think not.

I'm google searching for a word that describes people with such beliefs.

[Mariana]

16. We already know the word that describes them.

They are Christians.

[oasis]

18. "Christians". nt

[Mariana]

24. Do you think they aren't Christians?

What are they, then? Are they secretly followers of some other religion? Are they atheists? What?

[oasis]

28. Waco whackos, Jonesboro nuts and the murderers in the Mountain

Meadow Massacre incident, considered themselves to be Christians.

I'll put it this way, "some Christians are more "Cristian" than others", and leave it at that.

[Mariana]

29. If they aren't Christians, they must be something else.

Because only non-Christians would do things like that, right?

[oasis]

35. The One standing at the Pearly Gates with a clipboard

will be making the call on that.

[Zorro]

19. "Christstains"

[murielm99]

12. Anointed to be the Anti-Christ

is more likely.

[Brainfodder]

14. I consider religion at adulthood like still believing in Santa and the Bunny at 21?

Had to get them while they were young and naive.

People attributing GOD stuff to RANDOMNESS.

[11 Bravo]

15. Maybe they were thinking of Bacchus?

[rockfordfile]

20. That's because they believe anything anybody tells them

[captain queeg]

21. Isn't the first commandment thou shall not have any false god before me?

These pricks literally worship the orange god.

[Terrapyn]

22. Romans 13.1 is a low bar

By that measure, Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, Idi Amin and Kim Jung Un were all “anointed by God”.

However I don’t think the average Christian who holds the belief that Trump was anointed by God would acknowledge that, though I can’t be certain.

[Mariana]

25. By that measure, Hitler, Stalin, etc. were all "anointed by God".

Considering the absolute monsters God "anointed" in the Bible stories, and the things the stories say they did on God's direct orders, that isn't a stretch at all.

[live love laugh]

40. Welcome to DU

[Solly Mack]

23. So many things I could say.

[jcgoldie]

26. They seem to have a rather low opinion of their god...

Thats the best it could do?

[Mariana]

30. Have you ever read the Bible?

Their low opinion is entirely warranted, if the stories describe its character with any accuracy.

[GeorgeGist]

27. This country is SICK

[GulfCoast66]

34. Color me not surprised. Grew up among them. Was one as a kid...

Anyone who is surprised that people who believe the earth is 6000 years old and some 700 year old man put all life one a boat will believe this about trump has not been paying attention.

Too lazy to look up but even Barry Goldwater warned about courting the religious kooks. Said it could destroy the party is not the country.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

36. White Prostestant Klan members in the 1920's.

[keithbvadu2]

37. Would believe Trump over Jesus for credibility...

Would believe Trump over Jesus for credibility...

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/11/21/trump_voter_if_jesus_christ_came_down_from_the_cross_and_told_me_trump_was_with_russia_i_wouldnt_believe_him.html

About 2:55 on the timeline.

"Let me tell you," he continued. "If Jesus Christ gets down off the cross and told me Trump is with Russia, I would tell him, hold on a second, I need to check with the president if it is true. That is how confident I feel in the president."

?t=170

[captain queeg]

39. Well at least he's being honest

People who profess to be Christians mostly make me sick. If I was so inclined to be a follower I’d come up with a new name to distance myself. Like Jesusian or something. Christians have permanently stained that name.

[Eliot Rosewater]

38. Thus the reason I have considered republicans traitors, terrorists and killers.

[Demsrule86]

41. Scary Dan...that people could be so ignorant. Stay safe.

[marble falls]

42. I don't believe that, even here in Texas.

[JudyM]

43. Kicking back up. Horrifying.