IGIT
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hi everyone!
the election is upon is and as the day fast approaches, there's a voting bloc that has proven indestructible over the past few decades for the GOP; the mighty evangelical christian vote.
i was curious - why do you think they're rallying to President Trump over former VPOTUS Biden?
i can understand why they'd support Bush 1 over Mike Dukakis. Mr. Bush was a war hero, displayed folksy humility, was married to someone who looked very ancient, and seemed like an all-around good guy (with the exception of his decades long efforts to destabilize Central America, which were almost certainly war crimes). plus, Dukakis had a funny looking picture of himself taken in a tank.
i can understand why they'd supported Bush 2 over Al Gore. the younger Bush was a born again christian and an amiable former drunk. plus, evangelicals were probably nauseated by the scandalous behavior of outgoing President Clinton, what with the blowjob and blue dress and associated terribleness.
i can even understand why they'd support Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton - since its commonly understood that Mrs. Clinton was the most villainous, mephistophelian entity to exist in human existence. due to her rampant and unbridled corruption evangelicals had no choice, afterall.
which brings us to the here and now.
Joe Biden, a catholic, attends mass every sunday (roughly one in five Americans attends religious services weekly). he carries a rosary in his pocket.
"All of you remind me of how Scripture describes a calling born out of the wilderness," Biden told the virtual audience. "A calling to serve, not to be served. A calling toward justice, healing, hope — not hate. To speak the good news, and followed by some good deeds. It's not just enough to speak the good news, but good deeds."
Sister Carol Keehan, who's often credited as a key player in the passage of the Affordable Care Act when she was president of the Catholic Health Association, agreed.
"He's very clear about justice," she said. "When Joe Biden talks about faith, he talks very much about things like the Gospel of Matthew — 'what you've done to the least of my brother, you've done to me.' "
Friends and staffers say Biden focuses on faith, rather than religious doctrine; he prays with voters, rather than proselytizes.
is Joe Biden perfect? like, is he a saint? no...i'm not saying that. he has, at the very least, given birth to Hunter Biden, which to some constitutes a treasonous offense. i get it. but other than that, doesn't Joe seem like someone who sort of believes in God? like, its part of his life, and if its a charade, he's managed to keep the act up for quite a while.
why are evangelicals rejecting Mr. Biden for Mr. Trump?
- IGIT
the election is upon is and as the day fast approaches, there's a voting bloc that has proven indestructible over the past few decades for the GOP; the mighty evangelical christian vote.
i was curious - why do you think they're rallying to President Trump over former VPOTUS Biden?
i can understand why they'd support Bush 1 over Mike Dukakis. Mr. Bush was a war hero, displayed folksy humility, was married to someone who looked very ancient, and seemed like an all-around good guy (with the exception of his decades long efforts to destabilize Central America, which were almost certainly war crimes). plus, Dukakis had a funny looking picture of himself taken in a tank.
i can understand why they'd supported Bush 2 over Al Gore. the younger Bush was a born again christian and an amiable former drunk. plus, evangelicals were probably nauseated by the scandalous behavior of outgoing President Clinton, what with the blowjob and blue dress and associated terribleness.
i can even understand why they'd support Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton - since its commonly understood that Mrs. Clinton was the most villainous, mephistophelian entity to exist in human existence. due to her rampant and unbridled corruption evangelicals had no choice, afterall.
which brings us to the here and now.
Joe Biden, a catholic, attends mass every sunday (roughly one in five Americans attends religious services weekly). he carries a rosary in his pocket.
"All of you remind me of how Scripture describes a calling born out of the wilderness," Biden told the virtual audience. "A calling to serve, not to be served. A calling toward justice, healing, hope — not hate. To speak the good news, and followed by some good deeds. It's not just enough to speak the good news, but good deeds."
Sister Carol Keehan, who's often credited as a key player in the passage of the Affordable Care Act when she was president of the Catholic Health Association, agreed.
"He's very clear about justice," she said. "When Joe Biden talks about faith, he talks very much about things like the Gospel of Matthew — 'what you've done to the least of my brother, you've done to me.' "
Friends and staffers say Biden focuses on faith, rather than religious doctrine; he prays with voters, rather than proselytizes.
is Joe Biden perfect? like, is he a saint? no...i'm not saying that. he has, at the very least, given birth to Hunter Biden, which to some constitutes a treasonous offense. i get it. but other than that, doesn't Joe seem like someone who sort of believes in God? like, its part of his life, and if its a charade, he's managed to keep the act up for quite a while.
why are evangelicals rejecting Mr. Biden for Mr. Trump?
- IGIT
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