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Lonestarblue

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3. Right-wing evangelicals traded their souls for political power decades ago, and Trump is looking

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jan 18, 2023, 03:21 PM

Jan 2023

more and more like a fading political power so they need to find a new messiah who will use politics and the law to shut down personal and civil rights for all the people who refuse to follow their fake religious beliefs to persecute women and LGBTQ. Many evangelical leaders have become multimillionaires selling a fake gospel and they want their gravy train to continue, so they need politics to stay in the limelight.

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Trump criticizes evangelical leaders for not backing his 2024 presidential bid [View all] brooklynite Jan 2023 OP

Sorry, Donald: The holy rollers are looking for a new Mussolini peppertree Jan 2023 #1

Not THOSE ones, they are still on that gravy train. The "Silent Majority" decided to speak up. TigressDem Jan 2023 #5

God is NOT on your side, tRUMP. Sincerely, Actual Christians who believe in the Golden Rule. nt TigressDem Jan 2023 #2

Right-wing evangelicals traded their souls for political power decades ago, and Trump is looking Lonestarblue Jan 2023 #3

In Other Shocking News... My Dog is Licking his Balls... MayReasonRule Jan 2023 #4

He answered his own question. The Third Doctor Jan 2023 #6

Fake Christians be best at exposing hypocrisy. czarjak Jan 2023 #7

I'm thinking they should switch over to Santos.. Permanut Jan 2023 #8

TFG is going to alienate one of the few groups still supporting him LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2023 #9

Shoot PatSeg Jan 2023 #13

Maybe pay another porn star to bang you? LudwigPastorius Jan 2023 #10

Yeah go there, Trump. The GOP wouldn't exist without the evangelical crowd. Initech Jan 2023 #11

If Trump should somehow become the nominee, cloudbase Jan 2023 #12

Where does he attend church? greatbaldeagle Jan 2023 #14

DeSantis has been wooing the evangelicals bigly. hay rick Jan 2023 #15

Maybe evangelicals will begin to see "tfg" for the liar he is. The guy doesn't care about 2live is 2fly Jan 2023 #16

Breaking News! Christian leader reneges on a previous deal with anus mouthed demon. Marcuse Jan 2023 #17

Biting the hand that fed him Not a good move. Martin68 Jan 2023 #18

this might not go well .....evangelical leaders feel they are god ordained. dembotoz Jan 2023 #19