Why I Voted For Trump...

[Tassman]

Interesting article by Matthew Sorens on Christianity Today: Don’t Underestimate the Impact of Lowering the US Refugee Ceiling

To quote from your link Charles: “the reputation of evangelicalism has been hitched to the policies of President Donald Trump, whom most white evangelicals support”.

Indeed. US Evangelicals and Trump are one, especially when it comes to ideology. So, they will be thrilled with Trump’s new hard-line on brown people crossing the border; it's even harder than previously thought. Much more than a mere wall:

“President Trump discussed filling a border trench with alligators or snakes during private border security discussions.

During the height of border tensions within the White House in March, Trump privately floated a number of extreme ideas to defend against migrants. Those ideas included a water-filled trench stocked with either alligators or snakes and an electric wall with the ability to pierce human flesh, according the New York Times.

After the president suggested shooting migrants who threw rocks, staff informed him that it was illegal, and he backed off of the idea before wondering in a later meeting about shooting migrants in the legs to slow them down, which staff informed him was also illegal”.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/n...ed-border-moat

No wonder the Evangelicals love him.

[Bill the Cat]

To quote from your link Charles: “the reputation of evangelicalism has been hitched to the policies of President Donald Trump, whom most white evangelicals support”.

Indeed. US Evangelicals and Trump are one, especially when it comes to ideology. So, they will be thrilled with Trump’s new hard-line on brown people crossing the border; it's even harder than previously thought. Much more than a mere wall:

“President Trump discussed filling a border trench with alligators or snakes during private border security discussions.

During the height of border tensions within the White House in March, Trump privately floated a number of extreme ideas to defend against migrants. Those ideas included a water-filled trench stocked with either alligators or snakes and an electric wall with the ability to pierce human flesh, according the New York Times.

After the president suggested shooting migrants who threw rocks, staff informed him that it was illegal, and he backed off of the idea before wondering in a later meeting about shooting migrants in the legs to slow them down, which staff informed him was also illegal”.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/n...ed-border-moat

No wonder the Evangelicals love him.

Why are you such a hateful, evil man?

[NorrinRadd]

Why are you such a hateful, evil man?

FTR, I'm with Bad Orange Man on shooting invaders who throw stones or other objects.

The other stuff is a tad super-villain.

[JimL]

Why are Evangelicals such hateful, evil men?

Fify.

[lilpixieofterror]

Fify.

Your bigotry is showing.

[Cow Poke]

To quote from your link Charles: “the reputation of evangelicalism has been hitched to the policies of President Donald Trump, whom most white evangelicals support”.
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You're reacting to the opinions of a social justice warrior, Tassman, and somehow mistakenly think that he represents Evangelicals.

No wonder the Evangelicals love him

And this would be the opinion of a leftist anti-Christian bigot.

[JimL]

Your bigotry is showing.

Yes, I'm bigoted against hypocrites, i.e. pseudo Evangelicals, or, Evangelicals in name only.

[JimL]

You're reacting to the opinions of a social justice warrior, Tassman, and somehow mistakenly think that he represents Evangelicals.



And this would be the opinion of a leftist anti-Christian bigot.

Oh my! social justice, how awful!

[Cow Poke]

Oh my! social justice, how awful!

Actually, it's not, Jimmy, which is why I'm involved in it pretty much every day of the week.

I just don't pervert it into something that replaces the preaching of the Word.

[JimL]

Actually, it's not, Jimmy, which is why I'm involved in it pretty much every day of the week.

I just don't pervert it into something that replaces the preaching of the Word.

Oh, I see, "the word" has nothing to do with social justice?

[Cow Poke]

Oh, I see, "the word" has nothing to do with social justice?

I see you're in your drama queen mode today*.

Jimmy, honey, "replacing" the preaching of the Word with "social justice warrior" policies does not at all imply that preaching the Word and social justice can actually go together quite well.
It's when you do an "either / or" that it's, in my opinion, inconsistent with Christianity.



*Jimmy, any time you start off with "Oh, I see...." it's like the idiot who says "Hey, Bubba, hold my beer and watch this".... which always precedes something really stupid.

[lilpixieofterror]

Yes, I'm bigoted against hypocrites, i.e. pseudo Evangelicals, or, Evangelicals in name only.

No, you hate them and come up with rationalizations to support your bigotry.

[Cow Poke]

No, you hate them and come up with rationalizations to support your bigotry.

He comes up with rationalizations?

He don't need no stinkin rationalizations - he's just an anti-Christian bigot!

[lilpixieofterror]

Oh, I see, "the word" has nothing to do with social justice?

Jimmy, it’s been my observation that almost all social justice warriors are the products of the most privileged society in history, that go out and look for offense. They spend most of their time, safely attacking other westerners for perceived slights because actually doing something about the barbaric practices happening outside their bubble is dangerous. It’s about making themselves feel good, without doing anything of importance.

[lilpixieofterror]

He comes up with rationalizations?

He don't need no stinkin rationalizations - he's just an anti-Christian bigot!

True he doesn’t need any evidence, but even a poorly thought out excuse is still a rationalization.