Is it too late for a national discussion about End TImes Theology and

[annabanana]

the tRump administration?

There's a BUNCH of people in his ear who are all-in for nuclear war.

[Girard442]

1. All the End-timers think that when Deluge II comes, they will be the virtuous ones that get saved.

Fundies don't spend much time thinking about how, if Deluge I had actually happened, a whole lot of innocent children would have died fairly gruesome and horrifying deaths -- or, I dunno, maybe they do and get off on it.

[jberryhill]

4. They get off on it

Everything that was killed by the flood was "wicked" - children, babies, etc.. No problem.

Aside from which, they know that most of the people they see every day are going to suffer eternal punishment.

So basically you have people who will be forgiven for whatever wrong they do, confident in the knowledge that they'll be blessed while most everyone else is damned.

It's called "Joy".

[HopeAgain]

2. Trump doesn't want to die..

The only thing he worships is himself. He allies with these wackos out of political expediency, but he isn't going to put his own life at risk.

[annabanana]

12. Oh I'm sure he knows it would never apply to him..n/t

[maxsolomon]

3. a "national discussion"?

there's no forum for such a thing. anyway, who are you going to discuss it with? end-timers? "rational" republicans? "undecided voters"?

americans don't discuss, they preach.

[annabanana]

8. I was referring to a broader understanding of what

we are up against by exposure, perhaps by a major media outlet or two.

[maxsolomon]

13. Call me a cynic, but no one who needs to hear this exposed

Is listening to any major media outlet that will report on it.

The conservative media bubble is complete; its listeners never leave it.

Like End Timers who won't allow themselves to read anything written by non-believers.

[annabanana]

14. Perhaps thinking of those who vote Repub more

by habit and family tradition than any actual interest in what the party is pushing at any given time. I'll bet some of THOSE people, (who might watch something other than fox & infowars) would be flabbergasted.

[maxsolomon]

15. I hope you are right

I am from a family of such people (conservative Irish/German Catholics) who vote straight-GOP because of Abortion. I'd like to think they are redeemable.

[Archae]

5. There is no "End Times."

The Earth will end when the Sun goes red giant phase in several billion years, not until.

This pseudo-biblical bullshit is *NOT* going to happen.

Period.

[annabanana]

9. I want the "man in the street" to know how much of the Repb

Party subscribes to this BS.. and how it shapes their responses to things political.

[TlalocW]

6. The discussion should have taken place a lot sooner

An influential part of the republican party is made up of idiots who think that the end times are upon us so we don't need to be worrying about taking care of the Earth. And this attitude pleases another part of the republican party - the ones who have or support businesses that pollute to excess but don't necessarily believe Jesus is about to come back.

TlalocW

[annabanana]

7. Thank you TlalocW

You seem to be the only person who got what I was going for.

[TlalocW]

16. That's because

I'm like really, really super-smart. Like totally.

TlalocW

[NobodyHere]

10. Well if the Big Rip is to be believed

The universe will end in 22 billion years.

[annabanana]

11. I'll wait. . . . . n/t

[peggysue2]

17. I understand tomorrow

is the Beginning of the End, the Seven Years of Tribulation, the Rapture, etc. The constellation Virgo is in alignment with whatever and The Lady of Light will be wearing her crown, ushering in the End of Days.

Gibberish, all of it.

We have enough problems without making shit up. As for Trump? I could see him using this to his advantage. Let's hope not. But it wouldn't surprise me, not when the leader of NK sounds more rational than his American counterpart. No, nothing would surprise me at this point.

Although I keep saying that--won't surprise me--while still being shocked by current events. The world really has been turned upside down.