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struggle4progress

(118,350 posts) Fri Jun 22, 2018, 10:10 PM Jun 2018

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US evangelicals back pimp

PAHRUMP, NEVADA: He styles himself as America's best-known pimp, a strip-club owner who runs multiple brothels and looks set to win a seat as a Republican in the Nevada legislature with the blessing of many conservative Christian voters ... "This really is the Trump movement," Hof, 71, told Reuters in an interview at Moonlite BunnyRanch, his brothel near Carson City ...

When news broke that Hof had won the nominating contest for a state Assembly seat on June 12, evangelical pastor Victor Fuentes said he closed his eyes and prayed.

He did not ask God to deliver Nevada and the Republican Party from Hof, the thrice-divorced author of "The Art of the Pimp" who campaigned as the "Trump of Pahrump." Although Christian groups have long rallied against the state's legal brothel industry, Fuentes was willing to overlook Hof's history as a champion of the flesh trade and gave thanks for his victory ...

http://www.millenniumpost.in/world/fed-up-of-pimp-politicians-us-evangelicals-back-real-pimp-in-polls-305802

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US evangelicals back pimp (Original Post) struggle4progress Jun 2018 OP

Of course they do ellie Jun 2018 #1

The rightwing version are. The others are not. Blue_true Jun 2018 #3

Just drop the pretense evangelicals, you're into the antichrist Twitler kimbutgar Jun 2018 #2

The great thing is that rightwing evangelicals are showing exactly what they are. Blue_true Jun 2018 #4

ellie

(6,929 posts)

1. Of course they do

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 10:11 PM

Jun 2018

American evangelicals are morally bankrupt.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)

3. The rightwing version are. The others are not.

Reply to ellie (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 10:34 PM

Jun 2018

20% of White evangelicals voted for Hillary. So there are some good people among evangelicals, they are just swamped by the evil ones.

kimbutgar

(21,195 posts)

2. Just drop the pretense evangelicals, you're into the antichrist Twitler

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 10:14 PM

Jun 2018

Not words but deeds.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)

4. The great thing is that rightwing evangelicals are showing exactly what they are.

Reply to kimbutgar (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 10:36 PM

Jun 2018

I want to see their scripture quotes that they use to justify backing a pimp.

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