Evangelicals turned their backs on Jimmy Carter, who was one of the greatest men to serve

[lees1975]

to serve in the White House. Whether his presidency is evaluated as great, good, or not, Carter was a great man, compared to his Republican critics, especially among his fellow Evangelicals.

https://signalpress.blogspot.com/2023/03/evangelicals-turned-their-backs-on.html

They sold him out for their own political advantage during the 1980 campaign.

The "National Affairs Briefing," a gathering in Dallas in August, 1980, gathered Evangelical pastors for the purpose of pulling them into a conservative, Republican-supporting political movement and a fellow by the name of Ed McAteer, of "Religious Roundtable" along with prominent Evangelical evangelist James Robison, organized the gathering. They invited Reagan to address the gathering, which he gladly did, and where he said "I know that this is non-partisan and you can't endorse me, but I endorse you," a scripted remark which Robison suggested he make on the ride from the airport to Reunion Arena.

Reagan's speech to the briefing endeared him to Evangelicals. It was an intentional, and very well briefed, revivalist sermon and political campaign speech rolled into one, the irony being that his opponent, then-President Jimmy Carter, was a bona-fide, genuine, down-to-earth, theologically astute, articulate Southern Baptist Sunday school teacher. Reagan used the opportunity to ingratiate himself with several of the well known "televangelist" group in order to drive a wedge between them and Carter. Jerry Falwell's comments after Reagan's speech, that his Moral Majority would work to get conservative Christian voters to support Reagan's election "even if he has the devil running with him," has proven to be prophetic, literal and very accurate when it comes to their support for Republican candidates. In this more recent time, they've voted for the devil when he was the one running for office.

[Girard442]

1. Yeah, well, Carter isn't the only guy they turned their backs on.

[hlthe2b]

3. Yeah. Not even the only CARPENTER...

[Funtatlaguy]

4. I see what you did there. Well done.

[Lovie777]

2. They turned their backs on God.................

[lees1975]

6. My Dad always used to say that Falwell and the religious right

would vote for Satan if he ran on the Republican ticket. I wondered where he got that from. Now I know, Falwell actually said it.

And then Satan did run and got 81% of the white, evangelical vote.

[keithbvadu2]

5. Political Christians rather than Christians of faith.

Judas was an early, modern-day, conservative disciple.

Judas got 30 pieces of silver, but just once, for selling Christ.

Franklin Graham, Jim Bakker, Pat Robertson, and their ilk get millions of dollars repeatedly for selling Christ.

Judas was a fool for doing a one-time sale.

[modrepub]

7. They Chose

A divorced man who had his first child 31.5 weeks after he was remarried over a man who has been married to the same woman for over 75 years. Tells you all you need to know about them (it's all about access to power).