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In reply to the discussion: 'How were we so easily fooled?' Top evangelical leader calls for reckoning in the wake of Trump [View all]raccoon
(31,131 posts)46. When you have your head up your ass, it's easy to be fooled. Nt
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'How were we so easily fooled?' Top evangelical leader calls for reckoning in the wake of Trump [View all]
Roisin Ni Fiachra
Jan 2021
OP
They haven't made Trump a part of their religious faith, he IS their religious faith.
Vinca
Jan 2021
#7
Maybe these asshole Evangelical "Leaders" should not only practice what they preach, but read...
Pachamama
Jan 2021
#12
I believe they knew EXACTLY what they were doing.. Selling their belief system to the devil to get
mitch96
Jan 2021
#14
Apparently you like to join cults and 1 was just not enough, you decided to join another.
SamKnause
Jan 2021
#16
funny. wheaton college is in dupage co. that board has turned purple the last 2 cycles.
mopinko
Jan 2021
#18
Trump is the same person now (except for an elevated stress level) that he has always been.
Botany
Jan 2021
#63
The absurd belief that their skin color makes them inherently superior feels so good.
ariadne0614
Jan 2021
#34
Christianity is all about treating make believe as fact and moving the goalposts when needed.
stopbush
Jan 2021
#25
The easy answer......Fools are easily fooled. Heck, that's what makes them fools. n/t
Captain Stern
Jan 2021
#27
Mr. Stetzer, have you asked that question for things your fellows believed BEFORE Trump?
JHB
Jan 2021
#28
Believe in the absurd and later commit atrocities - Voltaire said it better but you get the drift
BSdetect
Jan 2021
#35
You were not fooled. You knew exactly whet he was. I remember a group of you saying that his
niyad
Jan 2021
#38
None of you were "so easily fooled". You leapt into Trump worship with open eyes seeking power
Autumn
Jan 2021
#56
Because Christian fundamentalism is about being told whom to hate because they are hellbound
JT45242
Jan 2021
#58
There are germs of truth in every faith, but many of these evangelicals have
PatrickforO
Jan 2021
#61
They weren't fooled. They thought to use him for their own political power.
Lonestarblue
Jan 2021
#70
Because churches have been led by power hungry, greedy assholes for the last 50 years?
Initech
Jan 2021
#75
They dupe people every Sunday then don't understand why their flock is gullible
bucolic_frolic
Jan 2021
#83
He sells lust for power, hatred and greed. They sell...wait a minute...the same thing.
Scalded Nun
Jan 2021
#87