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Good point. Though it's also true that not all Christians are conservatives. The link is nowhere near as strong in the UK, in fact it's probably slightly the other way round. Conservative governments often get criticism from church leaders and get told to "stay out of politics". Some of my own close family are Christians, and at least one has told me that, like me, they've never voted Conservative (the UK political party) in her life.
I thought God was supposed to be omnipotent? Even in human terms, genocide is never acceptable. Yet (for example) in the case of the Amalekites, an omnipotent God somehow found it 'necessary' to send in humans to "totally destroy all that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys" (1 Samuel 15:3 NIV)? Seriously?
What sort of 'hereafter'? Hell? And that's before we get to the terror and painful deaths themselves, even of the children.
What possible relevance could that have to indulge in total genocide and kill infants and even the donkeys, what did they do FFS?
Can't say I've heard that before. In fact, the meaning of 'woke' seems to have changed a lot and is now largely used pejoratively by conservatives. If you look in a dictionary, you'll find something like "Someone who is woke is very aware of social and political unfairness." (Collins) or "aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice)" (Merriam-Webster).
MAGA means Make America Great Again. Religion, according to Atheists is about imaginary things. The Republican idea of America being great again is about trying to restore an early time of American greatness and prosperity, that was part of tangible reality; Golden Generation. Conservative conserve the past since the past was real and there by fate to learn from.
Well, according to The Economist, it seems to be doing quite well for what it was intended for:
All I can say is that against my better judgment, but after three years of waiting for a tax return, I contacted Cruz's office and had my tax return in my bank in less than two weeks.
Not actually the topic of the thread
You pay taxes uber present tax system was passed under Trump, which favors the wealthy and the corporations.
It is, however, an idea that any thinking person would find repugnant -- that a deity would spare Trump's life but permit a loving father and regular church-goer to be shot dead while protecting his family. What kind of person could tolerate that sort of "god?"
The white world of segregation, Ozzie and Harriot. Howdy Doddy, and the Lone Ranger does not justify illusions of nostalgia
It is not "just assume nonchalantly people are that way." IT is the affiliation of the radical organizations and beliefs that identify them.
The only time I ever hear about QAnon is on this site, by the way, from predominately left wing sources.
Of course, conservatives do not want to talk about QAnon openly. It is very embarrassing.
Hey! I was in Howdy Doody's Peanut Gallery once when I was a little kid!
