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She sells magical crucifixes and has warned of consequences from God for those who don’t stand with the president.

The president’s spiritual advisor, Florida-based televangelist scammer Paula White-Cain, said at a book-signing event this week that saying no to Donald Trump is the same thing as saying no to the Christian god.

While speaking during the event, White-Cain recounted how the president asked her to join his Evangelical advisory board before his 2016 inauguration, saying, “He’s got a strong persona, don’t get me wrong. Don’t start a fight with him.”

“Why would the evangelicals come out and vote for him?” she asked before saying that “God told me to” join his advisory board.

“Because one thing I said, ‘I’ll never do politics,'” she said. “But when it came down to it, it wasn’t about doing politics. It was about an assignment. To say no to President Trump would be saying no to God. And I won’t do that.

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[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] ErmahgherdDavid@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

She is the Yoko-ono of Journey. As in her husband Jonathan Cain, the lead songwriter for Journey (Don't Stop Believin' etc) basically blew up the band by going full maga. They broke up just before I was due to see them in 2024 😭

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

The divine right of …….. the president of the USA?!?!?! Please. The entire world is waiting for one of 1) him to die 2) the midterms 3) the Supreme Court to strike down his stupid tarrifs 4) another US-style coup.

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 hours ago

The entire world should be moving away from the crazy States of America. And let them rot by themselves but they won't.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 6 points 2 days ago

A god that is aligned with Trump, is one that I reject.

[–] Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk 16 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Isnt this the plot line of the latest series of The Boys?

[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

The Boys writers: "People aren't grasping the satire, is it still too subtle? Crank it up I guess."

Reality:

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And we thought Idiocracy was a documentary.

[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 days ago

i wish, at least there they turned to the smartest guy to help solve the problem.

[–] Heikki2@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (11 children)

The fact that people think Trump has a soul is alarming. His existence alone should disprove god.

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[–] Bigfishbest@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I'd like to know which one of the writers of The Boys has an actual working crystal futuretelling sphere. I have some questions about a lottery.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 6 points 2 days ago

Kripke ended up doing a whole video saying" i swear to god we didn't know, we were just trying to come up with the most insane shit possible"

[–] imjustmsk@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 days ago

FOR real, although they cleverly write their script and make changes based on current political and global situationts while shooting the show.

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yes.

So people grasp this maybe more tangibly:

Between 25% to 35% of the US population is Y'all Qaeda.

They're completely delusional, psychotic religious extremists, who literally believe that they speak and act with the authority of God, and thus cannot be wrong.

[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 106 points 3 days ago (19 children)

Her official business, Paula White Ministries, has told its followers that it can “assign an angel” to those who pay the ministry $1,000. The angel will allegedly “give you long life” and “be an enemy to your enemies,”

Yeah but then it becomes a bidding war. What if someone else already paid for a divine hit against you? God loves everyone but loves cash even more.

Of course these scam goblins love Trump.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 32 points 3 days ago (1 children)

God wants dollars. God wants cents. God wants pounds, schillings and pence.

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[–] modus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Holy shit that is the quintessential Mar-a-Lago face.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 5 points 2 days ago

Super mega apostasy

Or Pseudokhristos

Both fit the scheme of the tmnt theme

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot! Krasnov has this lunatic while the drunk in charge of the military has the nutter Doug Wilson.

[–] LadyButterfly@reddthat.com 8 points 2 days ago

Oh. Dear. Fuck.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 25 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Then God is a traitor, a racist, and a pedophile.

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Don't forget being a thief.

[–] frightful5680@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Because McCain wasn't good enough

[–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 days ago
[–] OctopusNemeses@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I've often heard Americans say that one of their greatest strengths is how bipolar they are (with a more positive spin). Well now we're seeing the insane side in control of everything.

The manic side, I guess?

And Democrats are the depression (mental, not economic) side.

That makes their red (seeing red) vs blue (feeling blue) make sense, too.

[–] Australis13@fedia.io 46 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Ah, another arrogant individual who presumes to know the mind of God.

I loathe televangelists. They are nothing like the Christ they claim to serve.

[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

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

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Bring back the concept of «Heresy». Because this is it.

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

They will bring it back, you'll see. Everyone disagreeing with Trump will be the heretic. That's the way heresy works.

[–] Corvidae@lemmy.world 44 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

The more money you have, the closer you are to god? That's mammon worship. Shameless shills for people who already have more than their fair share.

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[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 18 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Well, yeah... Did everyone not see that image he posted?

Jesus punches Trump into hell

Oh, shoot, sorry... This is the one Iran posted in response to his post. Just freeze it at the first frame, everyone. Let's be adult about this.

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[–] betanumerus@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 days ago

Funny, I had dinner with God just last week and He said this girl was an idiot.

[–] Stern@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You'd think at some point his base would start thinking he was the antichrist but no

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 11 points 2 days ago

They've never actually read their own handbook.

[–] imahappyguy@lemmy.world 37 points 3 days ago (3 children)

The language she uses is why I despise the evangelical movement. It deigns us powerful and that leads to abuse of that power and supercilious arrogance that you are forever justified. No wonder the western christian church thinks their defecation smells of roses.

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[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 33 points 3 days ago (2 children)

How is it that this administration has made me a fan of the fucking Pope??

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