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The real stink is coming from inside the Evangelical community. Why are almost all the religious leaders condoning all of this ungodly thinking and behavior? Over pollution, overpopulation, unlimited greed... Instead of helping the human race evolve, most of the churches have been lining their pockets with all the money they can grab. Trillions of American taxpayer dollars have been wasted on them. And The ungrateful parasites want even more.

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They are grifters like Trump. They have a permanent hold over those low-education voters who read National Enquirer & send money to televangelists who then become multi millionaires. They preach a false gospel & rely upon misogyny & anti-LGBTQ rhetoric all while harboring child abusers & pedophiles. Evangelicals cannot be redeemed any more than the current MAGA GOP can be redeemed. They are the true rot in our society.

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The "hook" seems to be, feeding them what they want to hear. The tragedy is, appealing to the worst of human nature: race-hatred and above all other-blaming. I was struck by the gusto of Trump being evil to please Hannity's audience yesterday. He reveled in the calculated response of sad people who were needy to feel vicariously mean and somehow empowered.

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You nailed it!

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You can turn the Bible on such hypocrites. Read in the words of Jesus and the book of Revelation and see about the coming of the Antichrist. Trump fits that description to a tee!

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I am sympathetic. On my spiritual path, Foursquare Gospel pastor assigned me to read Book of John through 5 times, (Bless him/them!) after which I could not reconcile with "Church." You give no helpful references. What is there about calling forth the worst of human nature?

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Yes, you're right. I don't have my Bible handy because I'm out of the country and I don't have verses memorized. I believe Jesus's account is in Matthew, in the twenties chapters. I should have given chapter and verse. Jesus talks about false prophets, and says they'll be able to mislead, if possible, even the elect. Christian Nationalism is rife with false prophets. But on this topic, it is necessary to give proper references. Forgive my sloppiness.

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Gosh, no forgiving needed! Maybe the point is, there's so much "chapter and verse" foreboding Trump, the only question is, why can the blind not see? In there somewhere. Doesn't matter to the Trump Idol-worshippers.

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What about the well-educated neofascists, who according to Greg Olear of the Substack Prevail, are also part of the group that wants Trump to be in power because they are elitist monarchists.

https://gregolear.substack.com/p/dark-enlightenment-part-one-the-cathedral

https://gregolear.substack.com/p/dark-enlightenment-part-two-the-origins

These scary wealthy Gen-Xers are crazy and evil with their ideology.

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Geese, who fed you that weird script? Translated from Russian, maybe? I know you won't care, but I recommend to others to check out Chris Hayes on MSNBC today about Biden TOTALLY "rising to the challenges."

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