The more I hate Trump, the more I also hate evangelicals.

[raccoon]

The more I hate Trump, the more I also hate evangelicals.

They help to put that POS in the White House.

[treestar]

1. Hypocrites I will never allow them

to speak of Bill Clintons lack of morals ever again.

[JenniferJuniper]

2. What was there to like about about them ever?

[gopiscrap]

3. same here

they basically ironically sold their soul to the devil

[Doreen]

17. I do not think they had souls in the first place.

We know trump didn't.

[milestogo]

4. Before there was fake news there were fake Christians.

[samnsara]

7. remember the recording leaked of bush and his ppl....

...saying how easy it is to get them to vote for them..just mention jesus and god and they all come flocking. well hell the EVANGIES didn't even flinch

[milestogo]

9. dumb as sheep

[susanna]

34. Great observation, milestogo. n/t

[KG]

5. the curtain pulled back to reveal what they're about; moneys and power, not morality

[malaise]

12. I don't get it

They have always been snake oil salesmen looking easy money. There has never been a curtain - just ridiculous undeserved respect for people who quote or misquote the bible.

[Mariana]

16. They really don't need to misquote the Bible.

There's plenty of genuine material in there that anyone can use to justify awful behavior. They don't need to make stuff up.

[Kaleva]

21. They cherry pick, take out of context and outright ignore

Many modern day evangelical leaders such as Falwell Jr, Pat Robertson, Joel Osteen and Bakker ignore the following:

" Mark 10:17-22New International Version (NIV)
The Rich and the Kingdom of God

17 As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. 19 You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, you shall not defraud, honor your father and mother.’[a]”

20 “Teacher,” he declared, “all these I have kept since I was a boy.”

21 Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

22 At this the man’s face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth."

None of the people I mentioned in the beginning are ever going to sell all that they have and give it to the poor. That makes them temple money changers. I have more respect for street preachers then these people I see on tv.

[Mariana]

29. How many Christians have sold all they have and given it to the poor?

Almost all Christians ignore that.

[Ligyron]

40. Few, most give it to grifting televangelists

[Kaleva]

44. But this is the lesson

The man in the story was wealthy and he didn't want to give that up for wealth in heaven. If you see a televangelist living the good life (expensive homes, several cars, and such), that probably is a very good sign he or she is a con artist.

Many Christians are very poor themselves and don't have much of anything to give to others.

[Mariana]

45. There is also the story of the poor widow.

The one who gave everything she had, according to the story. Christ didn't run up and tell her she was exempt because she was poor. She went away with absolutely nothing to live on, and he pointed her out to his disciples as an example to follow.

Edited for spelling.

[Kaleva]

47. Read the verse before the story of the widow to get the whole context.

"In the course of his teaching Jesus said to the crowds,
"Beware of the scribes, who like to go around in long robes
and accept greetings in the marketplaces,
seats of honor in synagogues,
and places of honor at banquets.
They devour the houses of widows and, as a pretext
recite lengthy prayers.
They will receive a very severe condemnation."

He sat down opposite the treasury
and observed how the crowd put money into the treasury.
Many rich people put in large sums.
A poor widow also came and put in two small coins worth a few cents.
Calling his disciples to himself, he said to them,
"Amen, I say to you, this poor widow put in more
than all the other contributors to the treasury.
For they have all contributed from their surplus wealth,
but she, from her poverty, has contributed all she had,
her whole livelihood.""

Jesus was talking about the scribes who steal from the poor such as widows but act holy and pious and expect special treatment from the masses. Would the widow have been poor had the scribes not devoured her home? She's poor because of the scribes but she still gave.

Today, one would talk about televangelists who take from the poor to enrich themselves and who only give what is a surplus to them.

[SamKnause]

6. You are not alone.

My niece and I are right there with you.

[Motley13]

8. hypocricy is their thing, pussy grabbing is ok, 3 wives, while pussy grabbing is ok

[Hortensis]

10. Now that you recognize your problem, you can try to control it.

At some point there isn't a lot of difference between haters on the right and left, and part of that is the abandoning of honesty, intellect and decency in favor of intense, hateful bias toward all people of a target group.

It might help to remember that millions of evangelicals are registered Democrats.

[oberliner]

11. So you hate 1 out of every 4 Americans?

That's around 80 million people in this country whom you hate.

That is pretty intense.

[LA Green]

32. Same

I was thinking the same thing. I think that's a bit far reaching. My problem lies with hypocrites, not a religious denomination.

[vlyons]

13. I am so beyond hating them

I do, however, see them for what they are: hypocrites, ignorant, intolerant, selfish venal assholes.

[Initech]

27. I've hated them since the Bush administration.

The first time I ever heard of Jerry Falwell was when he said 9/11 was a justification from God as his wrath being taken out on the United States for allowing sodomy. I've been a hater ever since.

[vlyons]

35. As a Buddhist, hatred is not something that I want to nurture

I 've spent a lifetime being filled with anger and hatred, neither of which made me any happier. Hating assholes makes me to be just like them, just another hater. Meditation has helped me to have another point of view. That is, that the haters are deeply deeply ignorant and generating a kind of Hellish mentality for themselves. They are not happy people. Every day, they walk around in a Hell of their own making. Their intolerance makes them always upset and angry about one thing or another.

Life is very short and very uncertain. We are all going to die, but we just don't know when. I'm 70 yrs old, and I don't want to waste a single minute nurturing hatred towards anyone. Not even assholes like Donald Trump and Jerry Falwell. They will reap exactly what they sow. It's an old mental and mostly unconscious habit to hate someone or some thing. But with a little effort, habits can be overcome. Refusing to hate them does not negate seeing them for what they are. But it sure helps me to maintain a calm and peaceful attitude.

[mountain grammy]

14. John Fuglesang always says, hate makes you stupid

and I agree. But, he's had to talk me, his staff and himself off that wall a few times. I hate trump and always will, but am trying hard not to hate everyone who put him there. I'm really trying.

[GoCubsGo]

25. He's right.

I have to keep reminding myself that the whole lot of them, combined, are not worth the effort it takes to hate even one person. Fuck 'em.

[C_U_L8R]

15. What kind of despicable person...

would be a Republican these days? It's like hanging a big sign around your neck proclaiming to the world "I am an ignorant shithead. My racism and bigotry are only surpassed by my greed and selfishness."

[vlyons]

36. Being a republican is downright embarrassing

nt

[Initech]

18. And they see him as a godly figure too. That is fucking scary.

[democratisphere]

19. The majority of evangelicals do not act Christ-like; not even close.

Most are total frauds that are only out to "save" their own asses. It is no wonder they love drumpf who is just like them.

[TomSlick]

20. Broadbrushing may be fun but not helpful.

Evangelical is a very broad term. Do you hate all Evangelicals or only those that ignore basic Christian morality? Do you hate Jimmy Carter or Bill Clinton?

Do you hate me? You don't know me. You don't know anything about me. You don't know that I've never voted for a Republican in my life. You don't know that I read the Gospels as teaching that my concern should be for the poor, the immigrant, etc. - all my neighbors that I am commanded to love as myself.

How can you hate me?

[pintobean]

22. There's a lot of hating that goes on here

At least, there's a lot of people claiming to hate. It's almost as if they want us to be seen as a hate site.

[TomSlick]

23. Yeah, I know but

All kinds of people stumble on this website. It really doesn't do the Democratic party any favors for people on this site to make it appear that Democrats hate Evangelicals or Christians in general.

If the Democratic party appears to be open only to atheists, it will only succeed on the two coasts.

I welcome well intended atheists, Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, etc. in my dream Democratic party. However, it must also be open to folks who are Democrats because they are Christian.

[Proud liberal 80]

28. Cmon

You know exactly what the OP means. The self righteous “Christians” conservatives hypocrites who cloak themselves in Christianity.

I myself am a Christian too, but these fakers make me mad. They have highjacked Christianity.

[TomSlick]

33. That's not what the OP said.

The OP said "Evangelicals." Fakers who highjack Christianity to justify their hatred are contemptable. Of course, so are people who use any ideology to justify hatred.

[raccoon]

39. What the post said in number 28 is exactly what I meant.

Oh what the post said in number 28 is exactly what I meant.

I have Known lots of so-called Christians in my life. I quit going to three churches because their philosophy was so intertwined with a Republican or conservative right wing philosophy. And I don't plan to go back to any others. Also they think they're better than you. They so think they're so superior and you're going to hell because you don't believe exactly what they believe. and they voted for Trump because their preacher told him too. They are as likely to commit adultery and cheat on their taxes anybody else. Of course, they're very judgemental of anybody else that does those things.

Oh, and if they find out that you're not a Christian, or an atheist, they stay away from you like you had Ebola.

If you don't meet those criteria, you're not the kind of the ones Im referring to.

[TomSlick]

43. Thanks.

[maxrandb]

24. and every last one of the stupid fucks

that voted for this piece of primordial shit.

When we get the Dems back in power, the first fucking media fucktwit that says something like; "how are the Democrats going to reach out to the deplorables?" is going to get a face-full of "fives"

[Comatose Sphagetti]

26. If you believe...

The earth is +/- 6000 years old, the story of the Ark is real, a baby was born of a virgin, a man parted the Red Sea, the rapture, armageddon, satan, the return of a dead guy (who may or may not have existed), etc., etc., ad infinitum, then you shouldn't be allowed to vote in the first place.

I am surrounded by idiots who believe this stuff; who have the choice to use critical thinking skills if they so desire but due to fear refuse to.

[defacto7]

30. I'm angry at a lot of people these days.

I hate a lot of things people do. I hate stupid.

But I hate no person.

[TexasBushwhacker]

31. You mean "hypocriticals"? N/t

[bobbieinok]

37. To see their worship of T watch some of Jim Bakker show

Type in his name on youtube. OR rightwingwatch monitors him closely.

[longship]

38. Jim Bakker's Christian Survival Food Slop Buckets IS PEOPLE!!!

Couldn't resist. Sorry.

[demmiblue]

41. I can't stand the prosperity theology types...

but I do like evangelicals like Reverend Barber.

[hexola]

42. They will be the most dangerous once they realize they've been fooled

So far Trump has them hook line and sinker...

Guy's a genius really - a uptown metrosexual made himself the hero of god-fearing, redneck America...

Hell - I think Trump could pass gun control!!!

[Matthew28]

46. The evangelicals

are the opposite of everything Jesus believes in. They're the ones that believes the poor should just die in the gutter.

Evil people.