Serial Adultery, Cheating, Lying, Trysts With a Porn Star . . . .

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THE SACRED VALUES OF TRUMPISM
A. Core Values

By Paul Froese, Jeremy Uecker, and Kenneth Vaughan

As national surveys and exit polls have already shown, Evangelical Protestants voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump. This was somewhat surprising given that evangelical voters tend to value expressions of religious piety from their chosen candidates; arguably, Donald Trump did not fit the normal Evangelical profile. That said, there were some indications that the Trump campaign could appeal to conservative religionists.

Taken together, the favoring of emotional Truth over fact and the belief that patriotism is fundamentally anti-government were key components of Trump’s rhetoric and popularity.

More than six in ten white Evangelical Protestants voted for Donald Trump. This is below
some other national survey estimates due to how evangelicalism is measured; our calculation is
based on the church attended by a respondent.

In sum, of those who voted for Trump, the majority:

• are members of white Evangelical Protestant churches
• consider themselves “very religious”
• think of the United States as a Christian nation
• believe that God is actively engaged in world affairs
• fear Muslims and refugees from the Middle East
• believe that women are not suited for politics
• oppose LGBTQ rights
source​

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[SomeRandom]

Serial adultery, cheating, lying, trysts with a porn star sounds like one hell of a party!

 

[Subduction Zone]

Serial adultery, cheating, lying, trysts with a porn star sounds like one hell of a party!

Yup, the sort of person I might not mind having as a friend, but not the sort I would want leading anything I was associated with.

 

[Srivijaya]

Abortion.

I think that was it, wasn't it?

 

[Jumi]

Many of them are hypocrites. What else is new? I'd be more worried about Bolton's nomination taking Trump in the direction of Bush.

 

[Mindmaster]

Serial adultery, cheating, lying, trysts with a porn star sounds like one hell of a party!

Yeah, so?

 

[Father Heathen]

To evangelicals, "family values" simply means keeping gays and women in their place.

 

[Father Heathen]

Yeah, so?

Yes, we're all well aware by now that integrity and character mean nothing to you.

 

[Woberts]

"He's not 'President Perfect!' We elected a President, not a pastor!" "It doesn't matter as long as he pushes our homophobic and hateful agendas!"
....The last one was mine.

 

[BSM1]

"He's not 'President Perfect!' We elected a President, not a pastor!" "It doesn't matter as long as he pushes our homophobic and hateful agendas!"
....The last one was mine.

...or keeps the economy from tanking. Do you folks really believe we didn't know who Donald Trump was before we voted for him? About time to get over it and move on, don't you think?

 

[Sunstone]

I'd be more worried about Bolton's nomination taking Trump in the direction of Bush.

^This

 

[M83]

Serial adultery, cheating, lying, trysts with a porn star sounds like one hell of a party!

Also sounds like some of the people I went to college with.

 

[Father Heathen]

...or keeps the economy from tanking. Do you folks really believe we didn't know who Donald Trump was before we voted for him? About time to get over it and move on, don't you think?

Kinda like how conservatives "got over and moved on" with Obama? They would whine constantly over insignificant and even completely made up ****, but now we're expected to be silent regarding concerns that are actually legitimate and serious? I was no Obama fan but Trump doesn't even hold a candle to him. Hell, Trump doesn't even hold a candle to Bush. I wouldn't even trust Trump to handle my fast food order competently.

 

[BSM1]

Kinda like how conservatives "got over and moved on" with Obama? I was no Obama fan but Trump doesn't even hold a candle to him. Hell, Trump doesn't even hold a candle to Bush.

Don't remember one "conservative" shooting any Democratic congressman at any softball game.

 

[Sunstone]

Don't remember one "conservative" shooting any Democratic congressman at any softball game.

Be patient. It'll happen.

And when it does happen, conservatives will say what they always say, "The shooter suffered from mental health issues and was not motivated by ideology". So why was the guy who shot up the Republican congresscritters motivated by ideology rather than by mental health issues?

 

[Shaul]

First off your assertion that the majority of Trump supporters fear Muslims and refugees from the Middle East, believe that women are not suited for politics, and oppose LGBTQ rights is false. Secondly nobody know for sure what exactly happened between Trump and that pornography maker. As for adultery there hasn’t been proof of that, only allegations by Trump adversaries. Thirdly these hints were all known before Trump was elected. Trump denied some of the allegations and apologized and asked forgiveness for others. The public, not just evangelicals, accepted his apologies enough to elect him. It isn’t a case of hypocrisy at all. It is a case of Christian forgiveness, not condoning.

Now, I’m not an evangelical nor a Trump supporter. But ham handed diatribes don’t really do much good. Sure, you may get approbation from anti-Trumpites happy for red meat Trump bashing. Yet in the end it is just echo chamber noise.

 

[Sunstone]

It is a case of Christian forgiveness, not condoning.

Right. Everyone knows if Obama had cheated on Michelle, the Evangelicals would have rushed to forgive him, Christian forgiveness being such a huge motive of theirs.

 

[sandy whitelinger]

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THE SACRED VALUES OF TRUMPISM
A. Core Values

By Paul Froese, Jeremy Uecker, and Kenneth Vaughan

As national surveys and exit polls have already shown, Evangelical Protestants voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump. This was somewhat surprising given that evangelical voters tend to value expressions of religious piety from their chosen candidates; arguably, Donald Trump did not fit the normal Evangelical profile. That said, there were some indications that the Trump campaign could appeal to conservative religionists.

Taken together, the favoring of emotional Truth over fact and the belief that patriotism is fundamentally anti-government were key components of Trump’s rhetoric and popularity.

More than six in ten white Evangelical Protestants voted for Donald Trump. This is below
some other national survey estimates due to how evangelicalism is measured; our calculation is
based on the church attended by a respondent.

In sum, of those who voted for Trump, the majority:

• are members of white Evangelical Protestant churches
• consider themselves “very religious”
• think of the United States as a Christian nation
• believe that God is actively engaged in world affairs
• fear Muslims and refugees from the Middle East
• believe that women are not suited for politics
• oppose LGBTQ rights
source​

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I think it was anti-Hillary with these voters. It was such a pizz poor selection.

 

[BSM1]

Be patient. It'll happen.

And when it does happen, conservatives will say what they always say, "The shooter suffered from mental health issues and was not motivated by ideology". So why was the guy who shot up the Republican congresscritters motivated by ideology rather than by mental health issues?

Good point. Obviously Democratic supporters have to be mentally ill....just sayin'.

 

[Father Heathen]

Don't remember one "conservative" shooting any Democratic congressman at any softball game.

How about at a grocery store?
Gabrielle Giffords - Wikipedia