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LetMyPeopleVote

(143,999 posts)
Sat Jul 2, 2022, 03:38 PM Jul 2022

Why white evangelical Christians are Putin's biggest American fan base

I am confused and sad about the fact that so many evangelicals embrace both Putin and tFG.



https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/russia-ukraine-crisis-complicates-american-white-evangelicals-love-putin-n1290442?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma

At this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, which wrapped up over the weekend, Lauren Witzke, a GOP candidate for the Senate in Delaware, said: “Here’s the deal. Russia is a Christian nationalist nation. They’re actually Russian Orthodox. ... I identify more with Putin’s Christian values than I do with Joe Biden.”

This isn’t an uncommon stance among some Republicans and white American evangelicals today, who have previously admired Putin because of the alignment of their beliefs with his about homosexuality, authoritarianism and fealty to former President Donald Trump. Many believe Putin’s nationalism, coupled with their Christian belief, is the way America should be.

A few months ago, it’s likely that not much attention would have been paid to a statement like Witzke’s, nor would her support for Putin be so closely connected to her support for Trump. But in light of Russia's current actions, more pro-Putin American evangelicals are coming into sharp focus. Televangelist Pat Robertson proclaimed that Putin is “being compelled by God” to invade Ukraine — his take on Putin’s motivations is questionable at best, but his support for Putin as part of a divine plan is notable......

But whether or not American evangelicals try to distance themselves from Putin in this current news cycle, they have long gravitated toward the Russian president for his hard-line stance against Muslims and, most importantly, his anti-LGBTQ agenda. Putin’s rhetoric about the nation, the family and the church (in this instance, the Russian Orthodox Church), has captivated many and spurred them to embrace similar kinds of political action here in America. Consider all of the anti-gay and anti-transgender laws that are cropping up in states like Texas and Florida. These laws are part of a constellation of family-focused conservative religious ideals also embraced by Putin and other Eastern European leaders who have clung to a hard line against any so-called “anti-family” ideology.
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Why white evangelical Christians are Putin's biggest American fan base (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 OP
The whackos that were debating Liz Cheney SCantiGOP Jul 2022 #1
Sad, yes. But don't be confused. Pete Ross Junior Jul 2022 #2
Evangelicals that embrace Satan's ally Russia, (Look it up rubes)... czarjak Jul 2022 #3
It's anti-democratic because in a democratic government everyone has rights lees1975 Jul 2022 #4

SCantiGOP

(13,856 posts)
1. The whackos that were debating Liz Cheney
Sat Jul 2, 2022, 05:45 PM
Jul 2022

in the Wyoming senate race were all opposed in varying degrees to supporting Ukraine.
One guy garbled something about how the corrupt Biden family activities in Ukraine were the reason Russia had invaded. He did not further explain that bit of insanity.

Pete Ross Junior

(404 posts)
2. Sad, yes. But don't be confused.
Sat Jul 2, 2022, 08:24 PM
Jul 2022

You don't need to dig real deep or analyze Vlad's ideology, or figure that Vlad specifically "courted" them for some reason.

It's knee-jerk anti-Democrat-ism.

czarjak

(11,191 posts)
3. Evangelicals that embrace Satan's ally Russia, (Look it up rubes)...
Sat Jul 2, 2022, 11:16 PM
Jul 2022

Are throwing Jesus under the bus. Period. Hateful ignorance wrapped in religion or patriotism, is STILL just hateful ignorance.

lees1975

(3,718 posts)
4. It's anti-democratic because in a democratic government everyone has rights
Sat Jul 2, 2022, 11:22 PM
Jul 2022

including those who have views and opinions and practice religious beliefs that are not the same as the predominant culture.

https://signalpress.blogspot.com/2022/06/christian-dominion-theology-intersects.html

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