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kentuck

(111,103 posts)
Sun Dec 22, 2019, 12:33 PM Dec 2019

It's about "family values"...

...and morality, and character, and truth.

And Donald Trump has been severely lacking in all of the above.

There was a time when "family values" was the slogan of the Evangelical movement. But, no more.

They have shown themselves to be immoral, dishonest, and totally lacking in character. They pretend that abortion is the issue that balances everything out and that God is using an imperfect vessel to spread the gospel. They are hypocrites of the highest order. Under their rationale, Hitler was nothing more than an "imperfect vessel" and they would have supported him wholeheartedly.

It is about what is in front of us. It is not about some delusion or belief that we know God's purpose in using immorality, untruthfulness, and an evil character to further an insane political agenda.

Who are these folks that know God's purpose?

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It's about "family values"... (Original Post) kentuck Dec 2019 OP
Having lived prior to Roe v Wade and seeing the problems that women had during those times walkingman Dec 2019 #1
It's like this..... paleotn Dec 2019 #2
Their 'family values' now include everything the Ten Commandants exclude. sinkingfeeling Dec 2019 #3

walkingman

(7,628 posts)
1. Having lived prior to Roe v Wade and seeing the problems that women had during those times
Sun Dec 22, 2019, 12:51 PM
Dec 2019

I think that more modern women have little or no idea how a repeal would affect them. I sometimes think it is taken for granted these days. If not, I question why any woman would not be "up in arms" with even the notion of taking away their choice.....but I'm a man so it is just my opinion. I do know that I am tired of this being a "one topic" political decision. I question how anyone, man or woman, could justify voting for such a nasty person as Trump. I think many use abortion as an excuse to vote for an anti-immigrant, homophobic, racist, misogynistic, and bigoted person like Trump.

paleotn

(17,931 posts)
2. It's like this.....
Sun Dec 22, 2019, 12:57 PM
Dec 2019

fetuses are a device the masses can get all in a twist about, when the real purpose is maintaining and expanding power and control. It's an emotional issue that allows evilgelicals to more easily ignore the rank hypocrisy, while their clergy think they'll get to power share in the end. Some evilgelical rank and file recognize this faustian bargain but have no problem with it. After all, lying for Jesus is perfectly alright with them.

Religion and the religious can be a useful tool. And not just here. Seems a pattern is emerging.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/09/10/putin-wants-god-or-at-least-the-church-on-his-side/



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