Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Latest Breaking News
In reply to the discussion: Trump dials up rhetoric by tweeting Evangelical leader declaring impeachment a religious 'battle' [View all]bitterross
(4,066 posts)31. I always wonder about people like Jeffress
Do they really believe what they're saying to their sheeple or are they just more of the Joseph Smith/L. Ron Hubbard complete con-man type? Smith set out to create a religion after all his other con games had failed. That worked so well for him, Hubbard did it all over again with Scientology.
I just always wonder if all those people like Jeffress, Osteen and their ilk are just as corrupt or if some are true believers. I tend to be cynical (bitterross for a reason) and think they're all con artists.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
63 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
Trump dials up rhetoric by tweeting Evangelical leader declaring impeachment a religious 'battle' [View all]
Judi Lynn
Oct 2019
OP
Then Trump supports a religious war between Protestants (good) and Catholics (evil)
keithbvadu2
Oct 2019
#7
From the shithead who never ever goes to church unless there's money in it.
truthisfreedom
Oct 2019
#11
Jeffress is evil. His only use for religion is to cause hatred. He frequently sounds insane.
muriel_volestrangler
Oct 2019
#13
WA Criswell 1909-2002, a 2term president of SoBaptist Convrntion, info in Wikipedia
bobbieinok
Oct 2019
#37
SoBaptists were very publically pro-choice until the Schaeffers helped replace antiblack with
bobbieinok
Oct 2019
#44
Criswell was promoted by the virulently bircher Hunt family because he was their kind of guy.
Mc Mike
Oct 2019
#57
Oh now it's a "religious'' battle between good and evil. He's so desperate it's laughable.
YOHABLO
Oct 2019
#15
That whole segment has finally found some useful idiot to promote their cause
BumRushDaShow
Oct 2019
#18
This idiot (Jeffress not Trump) makes me wish everything I don't believe was real.
Vinca
Oct 2019
#19
Birchers and opus dei catholics can agree that tRump epitomizes holy moral religious values.
Mc Mike
Oct 2019
#23
Alrighty, the asshole goes to a money changer worth around 15 million dollars and
turbinetree
Oct 2019
#26
Says the cretin who said "Two Corinthians" versus "II[Second] Corinthians" during 2016 election.
iluvtennis
Oct 2019
#30
Trump is desperately trying to incite people he's conned into becoming violent for him.
duforsure
Oct 2019
#34
Excellent comparison. No one has ever doubted Manson's pure malignancy, either. n/t
Judi Lynn
Oct 2019
#49