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Related: About this forumReligious right to Trump: Grab us by the p***y
October 9, 2016
by Jacob Lupfer
To no ones surprise, the old guard of the religious right was the first and loudest group to reaffirm its commitment to Donald Trump after he was caught on tape 11 years ago bragging about getting away with sexually assaulting a woman.
The Daily Beasts Betsy Woodruff has the story, complete with quotes from Ralph Reed, Robert Jeffress, and others. Woodruffs concluding comment is pretty devastaing:
The comments Trump made are gross, as his social conservative backers concede. But, to these Evangelicals, grab them by the pussy doesnt sound quite as bad as President Hillary Clinton.
Men who believe that Donald Trump is Gods agent for this hour are not going to abandon him, no matter how vile his behavior. But when you think about the fact that these guys regard Donald Trump as the man to lead America back to God, an enduring feature of the old religious right becomes undeniable.
These people are not and never were religious leaders. Their movement is transparently about political power, highlighting a few sex-related issues and sacralizaing the rest of the Republican Partys policy agenda.
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/jacoblupfer/2016/10/religious-right-to-trump-grab-us-by-the-py/
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Religious right to Trump: Grab us by the p***y (Original Post)
rug
Oct 2016
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Siwsan
(26,263 posts)1. Would they change their tune if he was grabbing their wives, daughters or sisters?
These people make me
Goblinmonger
(22,340 posts)3. Maybe if he was grabbing penises, they would care.
The gay makes them very uneasy.
Missn-Hitch
(1,383 posts)5. Ding, ding, ding! Exactly.
exboyfil
(17,863 posts)2. He is wrong they have lots of followers
I see them in Iowa all the time.
stone space
(6,498 posts)4. Surely they can find some internet meme to hide behind as a fig leaf.
These people are not and never were religious leaders. Their movement is transparently about political power, highlighting a few sex-related issues and sacralizaing the rest of the Republican Partys policy agenda.
And internet memes have been known to fool some folks some of the time.
stone space
(6,498 posts)6. Aparently, Pat Robertson worships a Macho Jesus
Pat Robertson: Its macho for Trump to grab women by the p*ssy without permission
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512493957
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/10/pat-robertson-its-macho-for-trump-to-grab-women-by-the-pssy-without-permission/
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512493957
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/10/pat-robertson-its-macho-for-trump-to-grab-women-by-the-pssy-without-permission/