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Crunchy Frog

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13. Forever is a long time. I can remember when the Berlin Wall was going to last forever.

Reply to Baked Potato (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2020, 01:15 PM

Mar 2020

I doubt that he's going to end up the founder of some new religion that lasts for millenia.

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Here's Why Big Christianity Will Back Trump and Republicans Forever [View all] Baked Potato Mar 2020 OP

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