Trump has thrown the evangelicals under the bus now twice, on issues they care deeply about that are core to their beliefs -- abortion and Israel. How much longer can they keep supporting him?
Trump has thrown the evangelicals under the bus now twice, on issues they care deeply about that are core to their beliefs -- abortion and Israel. How much longer can they keep supporting him?
Yeah, I figured this comment was unlikely to elicit more than flippant put-downs, but I thought it was worth a try.
People, we need to try harder to understand the opposition -- if not for their sakes, then for our own. (And if that makes you "tired" or "exhausted," then leave the field and take a rest and come back when you're ready. There's a reason it's called work. It will always be work.)
Flippant put-downs do not win elections. They lose elections.
I figure those Evangelicals who are expecting Armageddon any day now may figure Trump as either God's or Satan's change agent. Don't hold your breath waiting for them to doubt they're in the End Times.
(1) Revelations is not a cause, it's a prophecy. (If that distinction is difficult to grasp, I can help: a cause is something you /try to make/ happen; a prophecy is something you /believe will/ happen no matter what you do.)
(2) Many Evangelicals oppose Trump.
(3) Snide putdowns of entire religious groups are disrespectful and ignorant and do not represent what the anti-Trump/pro-democracy movement is supposed to be.
If you ask them, you'll find many evangelicals do believe that it is "important to support Israel" *because* of Israel's role in God's plan for the establishment of Christ's millennial kingdom on Earth. In other words, they talk about the prophecy as a cause.
Generalizations are always imprecise. Common, if regrettable, jargon is to skip qualifying groups as 'most x'.
My point, which you seem unwilling to consider, is that Trump appeals to many who do believe we're in the End Times. They want a big, world-ending war, and Trump is ideally suited in terms of (lack of) intellect, character and temper to give them what they expect.
I'll consider contrition for painting Evangelicals with a broad brush as soon as I notice significant numbers of them PUBLICLY coming out against Trump.
Trump has thrown the evangelicals under the bus now twice, on issues they care deeply about that are core to their beliefs -- abortion and Israel. How much longer can they keep supporting him?
Fevers do break.
Yeah, I figured this comment was unlikely to elicit more than flippant put-downs, but I thought it was worth a try.
People, we need to try harder to understand the opposition -- if not for their sakes, then for our own. (And if that makes you "tired" or "exhausted," then leave the field and take a rest and come back when you're ready. There's a reason it's called work. It will always be work.)
Flippant put-downs do not win elections. They lose elections.
I figure those Evangelicals who are expecting Armageddon any day now may figure Trump as either God's or Satan's change agent. Don't hold your breath waiting for them to doubt they're in the End Times.
And why should they doubt it? They're allowed their religious beliefs. And presumably end times or no they can still vote.
And they'll vote for Trump because he's advancing the cause of Revelations.
This is mistaken on at least three counts.
(1) Revelations is not a cause, it's a prophecy. (If that distinction is difficult to grasp, I can help: a cause is something you /try to make/ happen; a prophecy is something you /believe will/ happen no matter what you do.)
(2) Many Evangelicals oppose Trump.
(3) Snide putdowns of entire religious groups are disrespectful and ignorant and do not represent what the anti-Trump/pro-democracy movement is supposed to be.
If you ask them, you'll find many evangelicals do believe that it is "important to support Israel" *because* of Israel's role in God's plan for the establishment of Christ's millennial kingdom on Earth. In other words, they talk about the prophecy as a cause.
Generalizations are always imprecise. Common, if regrettable, jargon is to skip qualifying groups as 'most x'.
My point, which you seem unwilling to consider, is that Trump appeals to many who do believe we're in the End Times. They want a big, world-ending war, and Trump is ideally suited in terms of (lack of) intellect, character and temper to give them what they expect.
I'll consider contrition for painting Evangelicals with a broad brush as soon as I notice significant numbers of them PUBLICLY coming out against Trump.
Not if itтАЩs Chronic (by that I mean a particular potent strain.)