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I think the point that everyone is missing here is that MAGAts aren't Christians and never have been. Christianity is one of many identity sticks they whip out to beat others with: see, you're not Christian like us, therefore you're bad; same with race, class, perceived social status, gender, etc. Their arguments aren't logical or consistent because they don't need to be, they use whatever convenient weapon is at hand to justify whatever violence they want to inflict at the moment because the infliction of violence is the point. They don't give two shits about Christianity and will only hang on to it as long as it's a useful weapon. Hence the trump bibles, now that Christianity isn't as useful as mango Mussolini's cult of personality get ready for the Bible thumping to fall by the wayside - the Trump Bible is just a transitional weapon along the way.
I get what you're saying, but Christianity has been used for literal millenia to justify atrocities.
This is Christian behavior. They follow a "different Jesus" than humanist Christians, but as someone who grew up in an Evangelical church, they 100% believe that they are the true heirs of Jesus' message.
And this is why Abrahamic religions must be either heavily regulated or abolished outright. No, I dont GAF about your First Amendment from 250 fucking years ago
It's easier to criticize policies because they should follow facts and logic.
So they claim it's because of their religion, and "faith" becomes more important than either.
They're more of the "old school" Christian who couldn't read the Bible, or speak the language mass was given in. But wouldn't pause to start a Holy War because they were told someone disagreed with the words they literally couldn't understand themselves.
This doesn't make sense to me. Christianity has been a theme of these people long before Trump came around. The evangelical vote had been courted since at least the 80s. It's not some new phenomenon and they've latched onto trump, they aren't a creation of him, and they'll be around voting along with their religious beliefs long after he is gone.
Nah don't do that. They are Christians. If you're a Christian, it doesn't help to act like these people aren't the ugly side of your religion. Christianity led to much of their prejudices and intolerance, and I hate the "they're not a REAL Christian" argument that simply brushes these people away as not real, so you don't have to face that many many Christians are this hateful. But they are.