"Iowa's conservatives pretend their faith says whatever they feel like when voting, and some say it leads them to Cheetos."
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Thou shall licketh the orange from thyne fingers in holy glory, sayeth the Lord.
Ezekiel 29:17
Its because they're Christian Nationalists.
They don't think of it as our country, they think of it as their country that was stolen by secularism and "wokeness." Their version of religion means they must rule at the top of the theocratic hierarchy and force the rest of us to live under a system where women are subservient, sexual minorities are persecuted, and the church writes the law.
And if they successfully turn America into a theocracy then they'll start picking other countries to "liberate" for Jesus.
Not hard to imagine TX sending out "Cruz aides" (say that fast a few times) to spread the love of the Lord. They may need some special ~~inquisitions~~ inquiries to find anyone who undermines their righteous cause.
WWJD?
According to these people He'd lie, cheat, steal and rape his way to power - then He'd con a few people into beating and murdering others while committing insurrection against a democratically-elected gov't.
I guess it makes sense that a religion full of rape and incest would lead them to Trump??
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As a former Christian, I still can't believe how many of these people never even read that book they're so fond of. Not a god damn clue in their heads if they think Trump is anything "Christ like". He does in many ways resemble an anti-christ though, so I could see the Armageddon accelerationists being supporters for their own twisted reasons
Dude, look up Trump + signs of antichrist, its unreal
Seriously. I know that every president has their own laundry list of "OMG signs of the anti-christ"! However, trump is so on point its actually unsettling. Not a whole lot of stretching required for trump to be the legit anti-christ.
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I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires. ― Susan B. Anthony
Get fucked religious people, I’m sick of your delusional life. Go somewhere else and fuck it all up, you aren’t wanted here.
Problem is that people can no longer tell the difference between evangelical Christians and the Republican Party. Evangelicals complain that Christians are hated and persecuted. But people don't hate Christians and they certainly don't want to persecute anyone. However, many people hate the Republican Party. And when you can't tell the difference between the Republican Party and evangelicals, they are hit with hate by proxy.
https://news.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/324410/religious-group-voting-2020-election.aspx
"The AP VoteCast survey shows that 81% of White evangelical Protestant voters went for Trump this year, compared with 18% who voted for Biden. The Edison exit polls estimate that 76% of White evangelicals voted for Trump, 24% for Biden."
There might be a technical difference between Evangelicals and the Republican Party, but there ain't much of one.
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What a backwards shithole this place sounds like.
If you want Iowa to look neat and logical you'd have to reverse so much of the place it would have to be called 'Awoi'.
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Ron Betts, a 72-year-old Republican who said he plans to caucus for “Trump all the way,” said he felt the former president “exemplified what Jesus would do.”
And lo, did our Lord grabbeth Mary Magdalene by the pussy...
This is what bothers me the most. I've heard the "he's an imperfect vessel" before, which is kind of hard to argue with, albeit super convenient that allows you to support whoever you want.
But this? This is just madness. He exemplified what Jesus would do? How did this guy even get himself to this position? What bible is he reading?
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Are American Christians not able to tell the difference between their internal monlogue and divine guidance, or what?
It's crazy how God is always telling these people the things that reinforce their biases and never things like "Go help Habitat For Humanity."
There is no difference. They think there’s a difference. Got it backwards.
Finding a definitive answer on whether or not any god exists is way above most of our pay grades.
But even if I were religious, I don't see myself thinking "maybe chili tonight for dinner?" And responding "okay, thanks God".
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If your religion leads you to trump, you need a new religion or no religion at all
This shit is so aggravating, it's like how tf do you interpret the Bible so badly that you wind up following the guy that checks every box for being the antichrist?
It's the same thing with all my fellow veterans who follow Trump, they all claim he's the best leader, yet I and similarly minded veterans have to wonder wtf leadership classes these idiots got that they would think Trump qualifies for any kind of leadership position, because he absolutely does not.
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If you think your faith leads you to Trump, then you've betrayed basically every tenant of your faith to get to that conclusion.
but then again, these people never read their bibles, so they have no idea what their faith actually is besides what the hateful, manipulative and money grubbing preachers spout at them to believe.
I feel like Ron Betts has never actually read any of the Jesus parts of the Bible.
What kind of shitty ass god would choose Donald J Trump as their prophet?
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Ron Betts, a 72-year-old Republican who said he plans to caucus for “Trump all the way,” said he felt the former president “exemplified what Jesus would do.”
Nietzche's The Antichrist apparently didn't go hard enough:
One must not let oneself be misled: they say 'Judge not!' but they send to Hell everything that stands in their way.
To "follow their faith" they'd have to know what the hell it was. Hypocrites blow in the wind and would call Jesus a "Sociologist/Marxist libcuck" if they saw him in real life. Fucking evil circus.
Christ does not lead you to Trump, you lying assholes.. your own ego leads you to him.. your love of yourselves is what leads you around by the nose..
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Honey, it ain’t you faith leading you there. It’s your racism. It always boils down to that one way or another in America.
Neither Donald Trump nor actual conservative politics have any core foundation in the Christian faith.
While it’s cathartic to ridicule fundamentalist Christian’s knowledge of their own faith as the only possible source of such dissonance, I imagine their view of the Great Cheetoh is also very far from reality. It’s not just the Bible they quote as something they don’t know, but the last 8 years of history? Any actual news in that time? Trumps background as a reality show host, but before that decades of questionable real estate fraud?
So how is it possible that they either don’t know or don’t care who Trump has proven himself to be, over and over? How could they have missed so much reality, or willfully ignored the last bright years?
Peer pressure and intentionally not thinking critically. The entire religion self identifies as sheep following a shepherd.
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What a coincidence! So do brain damage and/or lead poisoning.
"I listen to the voice in my head, and it tells me to vote for the one that promises to fulfil my basest desires."
When "take the wheel Jesus" affects a whole country and not just one self
Why are yanks having such a hard time wrapping their heads around the separation of state and church?
They're not yanks, they're southern confederates and they understand the concept well enough to engage in covert, coordinated warfare against it.
If you're American, they're not yanks as they aren't Yankees. But to the rest of us, everyone who is a citizen of the US is a yank, regardless of if they're a Yankee or not. Fair point on the rest though.
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it's funny to me as the UK doesn't have separation of church and state and most people think the church is fuckin lame
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Goddamned christofascists
Plus, Trump is a cherub! Micro penis is a total giveaway. He just needs to drop trousers, get the wings and the bow.
hateful, racist assholes. the whole lot.
These people are fucking hopeless. And almost a third of the US voting population is operating on similar logic. We are so fucked.
Religion is just a cultural affectation. None of these people actually believe in anything outside themselves.
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