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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDon't believe this bilge about evangelicals, Newt and the power of redemption.
I see a lot of pious baloney about how good Christians are willing to forgive and forget about Newt's chronic, disgraceful behavior because of their faith based belief in forgiveness. I don't remember any of these RW preachers and priests calling for understanding of Bill Clinton and his inability to control himself.
The fact is that what motivated their disparate reactions to similar behavior is fear and hatred of some of the personifications of the changes wrought by the 60's.
Many of these people hated Bill and Hillary then and Obama now as emblematic of the feminist, anti-war, pot smoking and civil rights advocating generation that turned their comfortable world view upside down.
Most of these religious folks that have found their compassionate side for Newt don't care what he has done in the past or will do in the future. They are willing to overlook this amoral charlatan because they think he can push the occupiers, the aggressive women, the uppity blacks, the uncowed gays into their places once again.
markpkessinger
(8,409 posts)chieftain
(3,222 posts)Stratetalker
(77 posts)I totally agree on this one. This is a precedent that the Repubs set
For themselves way back to Clinton, and possibly even earlier. To dump all the pious Beaver Cleaver stuff on a dime and suddenly decide that all Commandment breakers are Heaven bound ('cept when they are Dems that is) is ludicrous at best and marinated in stupidity at worst
bluerum
(6,109 posts)chieftain
(3,222 posts)My problem is with people who think that God talks to them, especially those that think the Creator has told them to run for president.
bluerum
(6,109 posts)Always had a problem with divine provenance.
Old and In the Way
(37,540 posts)These so-called "christians" are Republicans first and foremost. All Democrats are evil. They break every Commandment but will not allow their private proclivities to become social policy. It's about secular political power to these people and they use religion to control their flocks and harvest the votes.