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They long for the "end days", and believe we are there. nt secondwind Mar 2020 #1
They want half the world to die in a fiery nuclear explosion. Initech Mar 2020 #10
Yes, Trump is a useful idiot to the Christian right. Initech Mar 2020 #2
I'm proudly Christian-left and I was pleased to see Mayor Pete carry the torch for our side of faith Poeraria Mar 2020 #3
I am a Humanist, and I loved seeing Mayor Pete show that Baked Potato Mar 2020 #16
Wrong!!! DaDeacon Mar 2020 #4
No that's not true. rockfordfile Mar 2020 #23
This is undiluted malaise Mar 2020 #5
Right on! (n/t) PJMcK Mar 2020 #30
With all due respect...no!!! atreides1 Mar 2020 #6
Thanks for the input. I just think we have to maintain a contrast Baked Potato Mar 2020 #45
Trump's base of believers don't despise him, Lars39 Mar 2020 #7
Idiots of Hate Rob2861 Mar 2020 #26
Glad atheism is on the rise. Butterflylady Mar 2020 #8
True! In short, Christian nihilistic cognitive dissonance OhNo-Really Mar 2020 #9
It is racism but more importantly it is about the court. redstatebluegirl Mar 2020 #11
Agreed, but the now the courts are too busy just protecting Trump Baked Potato Mar 2020 #44
"Donald Trump's core believers are in a conundrum." Mariana Mar 2020 #12
exactly Locrian Mar 2020 #41
Forever is a long time. I can remember when the Berlin Wall was going to last forever. Crunchy Frog Mar 2020 #13
A slightly different personal perspective on the same theme Chainfire Mar 2020 #14
You have continued on exactly what my OP is conveying Baked Potato Mar 2020 #15
Religion and politics use each other to gain power and wealth. keithbvadu2 Mar 2020 #20
Agreed. Baked Potato Mar 2020 #43
Spot on. Delmette2.0 Mar 2020 #48
After I got done reading the Original OP I had the thought that in a book, movie or tv show abqtommy Mar 2020 #17
I had a religious upbringing too, not overboard, but the usual Baked Potato Mar 2020 #46
Call it what it is Divad123 Mar 2020 #18
Do they think Jesus was just kidding when he said the people who accused him of being backed Karadeniz Mar 2020 #19
No, they don't think he was kidding. It's just that... JHB Mar 2020 #32
Political Christians rather than Christians of faith. keithbvadu2 Mar 2020 #21
I watched as the RayGun era "Moral Majority" became neither. lambchopp59 Mar 2020 #22
But trump is the furthest from a religious person, he doesn't believe in religion, he may say it Perseus Mar 2020 #24
But many well known names have also recently come out against him. oldsoftie Mar 2020 #25
A few well known names have come out against him. Mariana Mar 2020 #33
Christians and Rs. Two ideologies rooted entirely in make believe, stopbush Mar 2020 #27
Definitely intriguing and thought-provoking. But I still wanna fight dirty. calimary Mar 2020 #28
We can offer an antidote to Trump Baked Potato Mar 2020 #42
They do not believe in tRump...they bow to the "R" behind his name. Ferrets are Cool Mar 2020 #29
Trump is the Anti-Christ NEOBuckeye Mar 2020 #31
Isn't the Antichrist supposed to fool people Mariana Mar 2020 #34
Good luck with Covid-19, you trust-in-god self-styled christians. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2020 #35
Well his type of Christians are dumbasses who are being lead to hell by a Judas goat. kimbutgar Mar 2020 #36
I agree there are a lot of people who believe that way, but Scalded Nun Mar 2020 #37
Yes, and they grit their teeth and hold it in. Baked Potato Mar 2020 #47
You are wrong. Richard58 Mar 2020 #38
I can think of a reason Sherman A1 Mar 2020 #39
Jesus and Trump are much alike. (Just ask Trump) seabiscuit5920 Mar 2020 #40
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