They erroneously think Democrats and liberals are evil, even demonic. It’s religiously motivated, mostly because Democrats support choice. I’ve had people ask me how I can vote for a Democrat since I’m a Christian.
If that's true, then they are not very intelligent, because Govt is not meant to legislate morality nor can it do so (though it can impose it, as we have all seen). Govt is supposed to govern. And neither party seems capable of even minimal standards in that regard.
You make an important point, Patricia. Our political divisions have very strong religious overtones. For some reason, that scares me even more. Maybe because there’s an implied righteousness they use as impunity in their actions. Religion with politics is a recipe for trouble. Always has been.
Agreed. There's a lot of binary thinking among my devoted Catholic family members. Trump for religion/Biden against it; Trump against abortion/Biden for it; Trump for passing my inheritance on to my children/Biden against it....
The beliefs are supported not only by the right-wing news media they watch, but by the religious media they watch even more.
They erroneously think Democrats and liberals are evil, even demonic. It’s religiously motivated, mostly because Democrats support choice. I’ve had people ask me how I can vote for a Democrat since I’m a Christian.
If that's true, then they are not very intelligent, because Govt is not meant to legislate morality nor can it do so (though it can impose it, as we have all seen). Govt is supposed to govern. And neither party seems capable of even minimal standards in that regard.
You make an important point, Patricia. Our political divisions have very strong religious overtones. For some reason, that scares me even more. Maybe because there’s an implied righteousness they use as impunity in their actions. Religion with politics is a recipe for trouble. Always has been.
Agreed. There's a lot of binary thinking among my devoted Catholic family members. Trump for religion/Biden against it; Trump against abortion/Biden for it; Trump for passing my inheritance on to my children/Biden against it....
The beliefs are supported not only by the right-wing news media they watch, but by the religious media they watch even more.
And yet Biden is a man of faith and Trump has none. There are none so blind as though who will not see.
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