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Traildogbob

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8. Money hungry and power addict

Reply to alwaysinasnit (Original post)

Sat Jun 4, 2022, 03:12 PM

Jun 2022

Preachers. With their own version of the Buy Bull. Mixed well with politics.

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So who are "evangelicals"? And how did they become such massive hypocrites? [View all] alwaysinasnit Jun 2022 OP

I would say Evangelicals are a lesser religion. pwb Jun 2022 #1

"...their true ancestors are the Pharisees of the New Testament..." sprinkleeninow Jun 2022 #2

Dyed helmet hair, tons makeup, gigantic honkin' earrings, 3 piece suits w/ vests, sprinkleeninow Jun 2022 #3

Become? relayerbob Jun 2022 #4

Yeap. housecat Jun 2022 #10

As soon as I saw this I thought the Crusades. The Holy Wars. Jihadists. Hindu/Sikh/Muslim wars. erronis Jun 2022 #17

THIS 100% Runningdawg Jun 2022 #33

Am I the homegirl Jun 2022 #5

Oh, I remember... jmbar2 Jun 2022 #6

No, you're not the only one... JHB Jun 2022 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author wnylib Jun 2022 #22

20-30 years ago? They are still around wnylib Jun 2022 #24

No intellectually respectable person should ever debate a Creationist. Girard442 Jun 2022 #30

Which is exactly why the biology department wnylib Jun 2022 #31

I, too, remember. They are driven by greed and power. Lonestarblue Jun 2022 #32

Money hungry and power addict Traildogbob Jun 2022 #8

Because they are fascists. roamer65 Jun 2022 #9

Yes they are. housecat Jun 2022 #11

Great article.. Permanut Jun 2022 #12

Their driving mission is to make the world "Christian". paleotn Jun 2022 #16

February 29th, 1929? GeoWilliam750 Jun 2022 #28

Good catch.. Permanut Jun 2022 #36

They are hypocritical assholes. NewHendoLib Jun 2022 #13

For the vast majority of evilgelicals, it DOES mean checking their brains at the door.... paleotn Jun 2022 #14

Sounds like Frank Schaeffer. moondust Jun 2022 #15

"Go ahead and hate a neighbor. Go ahead and cheat a friend. Do it the name of heaven, spike jones Jun 2022 #18

These are "christians" who believe lying and other so called sins Lunabell Jun 2022 #19

I can't recommend Anne Nelson's "Shadow Network" enough. How the evangs bought into trump. erronis Jun 2022 #20

Bush Jr appealed to the evangelicals, too. wnylib Jun 2022 #25

Their alliances with the "conservative" Catholics and Putin's Russian Orthodox sycophants... hunter Jun 2022 #21

They are azureblue Jun 2022 #23

There are several other sects in the Evangelical group wnylib Jun 2022 #26

Political Christians rather than Christians of faith. keithbvadu2 Jun 2022 #27

Also, they are insufferable, arrogant jackasses. NT raccoon Jun 2022 #29

People that are very publicly religious and judgmental about others JI7 Jun 2022 #34

Mutual Masturbators for Jesus. (n/t) Iggo Jun 2022 #35

Many are victims: home-schooled and brainwashed lindysalsagal Jun 2022 #37