2016 Postmortem

lordsummerisle

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53. Abortion was a key issue for them

Sat Dec 17, 2016, 06:39 PM

Dec 2016

They felt that Trump would at the very least appoint SCOTUS justices who would be sympathetic to overturning Roe v Wade. This alone allowed them to hold their noses and vote for Trump. Hillary, if elected, would have been very progressive on social issues, including being pro-choice, which they couldn't abide.

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To all the Evangelicals who voted for Trump [View all] mtnsnake Dec 2016 OP

Hear! Hear! Auntie Bush Dec 2016 #1

I tell Christian trumpers this all the time yeoman6987 Dec 2016 #33

I've point outed Proverbs 6-16, etc.: What God hates Hortensis Dec 2016 #44

I think that's actually your own response, yeoman6987. Kingofalldems Dec 2016 #55

Cool story, bro. RandiFan1290 Dec 2016 #80

Hypocrisy is at the core of Latter Day 1-800 so-called "Christianity." Achilleaze Dec 2016 #2

Are those the 2 Corinthians? mexit Dec 2016 #63

I have this strange feeling... Wounded Bear Dec 2016 #3

Messiah erpowers Dec 2016 #11

Much of the predictions were that the anti-Christ would be confused as being the Messiah Pachamama Dec 2016 #30

They are exactly like the Islamic extremists they hate so much. HassleCat Dec 2016 #4

This treestar Dec 2016 #8

YES! Thank you. If the political climate allowed it, there would be heads on stakes. Missn-Hitch Dec 2016 #64

Domain over others if the God of the Evangelical. Dawson Leery Dec 2016 #67

Their likely response? vi5 Dec 2016 #5

Actual response is "I forgive him". mwooldri Dec 2016 #25

Exactly, the reason Trump is not a christian Thav Dec 2016 #57

Evangelicals, guess what, god is a fake like Hump! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2016 #6

+1000000! SammyWinstonJack Dec 2016 #85

Absolutely treestar Dec 2016 #7

Evangelicals should read their own book more. Girard442 Dec 2016 #9

spirits like frogs Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #46

That's the real selling point of evangelical Christianity... Jacob Boehme Dec 2016 #10

Dang that's a good one! lastone Dec 2016 #14

Perfect! DemoTex Dec 2016 #18

I agree. Nice turn of phrase Augiedog Dec 2016 #26

You have nailed it, Jacob. brer cat Dec 2016 #78

was gonna post something else but damn yours is much better than what i got dembotoz Dec 2016 #82

Great post mountain snake! lastone Dec 2016 #12

religion? AlexSFCA Dec 2016 #13

Logic and Reason? shadowmayor Dec 2016 #15

I'd rather try to give a cat a bath... 3catwoman3 Dec 2016 #68

Bill Maher had a great New Rule about this before the election Initech Dec 2016 #16

Thanks for posting this clip! JudyM Dec 2016 #21

Evangelicals are strictly a branch of the GOP that knows they will go to hell is there is a God, world wide wally Dec 2016 #17

The Evangelicals voted for Ba'al and Mammon this year Vogon_Glory Dec 2016 #19

They serve Mammon not Jesus workinclasszero Dec 2016 #20

You nailed that one! meow2u3 Dec 2016 #27

Mahatma Gandhi had them pegged nearly a century ago: DFW Dec 2016 #22

Monty Python came to essentially the same conclusion. Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #60

I actually turned to my husband recently and asked him if he thought, as I myself wondered, that calimary Dec 2016 #23

Oh come all ye deplorables Loge23 Dec 2016 #24

And supposedly Hillary R. Clinton was associated with The Family/Fellowship. no_hypocrisy Dec 2016 #28

I hope their sky daddy sends them food when they are starving and heals them when they cant get libtodeath Dec 2016 #29

Hear, hear! Missn-Hitch Dec 2016 #88

No I'm not new here, I'm nightscanner repackaged since the hacking. lambchopp59 Dec 2016 #31

The irony is that ... aggiesal Dec 2016 #32

Bush II Cosmocat Dec 2016 #38

I remember flipping channels and seeing him on one of the religious channels back in 2000 nt maryellen99 Dec 2016 #43

But, but, but, didn't he say... 3catwoman3 Dec 2016 #69

The Obama Family did in fact attend church rury Dec 2016 #62

No, it's an excuse ... aggiesal Dec 2016 #66

I was so tempted to send this post to my older siblings. Hulk Dec 2016 #34

Now that trump was elected LittleGirl Dec 2016 #75

Evangelicals are J_William_Ryan Dec 2016 #35

He bragged that he had committed sexual assault. raging moderate Dec 2016 #36

"Nonprofit churches want the right to engage in politics" VOX Dec 2016 #37

Fine, then take away their tax exemptions. NastyRiffraff Dec 2016 #87

No, I would tell them, you elected the anti-christ. ananda Dec 2016 #39

Baby Jesus got throwed into the flaming dumpster. BluesRunTheGame Dec 2016 #40

Huckabee has to be the nation's #1 hypocrite. oasis Dec 2016 #41

many of them are actually white supremicists JI7 Dec 2016 #42

The journey of evangelicals for Trump... JHB Dec 2016 #45

And.. coco22 Dec 2016 #47

As long as a woman wasn't elected, they don't care. n/t duffyduff Dec 2016 #48

Spot on. nt DLevine Dec 2016 #49

Bravo! Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #50

You could say the same about every evangelical shyster preacher. Kablooie Dec 2016 #51

The RW Christians have invented their own Jesus who heartily approves of all of the above Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2016 #52

Abortion was a key issue for them lordsummerisle Dec 2016 #53

It's the only issue for most people. Thav Dec 2016 #56

Since theses churches pay no taxes (like DT) they need to stay out of my government Onedarncat Dec 2016 #73

I think of how many of them are expecting Jesus to come back any day now. TNNurse Dec 2016 #54

Means to and end for several of them, I'm afraid n/t War Horse Dec 2016 #58

character obviously doesn't matter n/t Hamlette Dec 2016 #59

I can remember seeing that clip of Trump making fun of a handicapped reporter lordsummerisle Dec 2016 #61

"You would think their faith would make them happy. Missn-Hitch Dec 2016 #65

And very soon his karma will get much worse jimlup Dec 2016 #70

Fuck them to the hell dhill926 Dec 2016 #71

Abortion. It was all abortion and who would be the next USSCJ rpannier Dec 2016 #72

Obviously they've not read the bible Onedarncat Dec 2016 #74

To all the Evangelicals who voted for Trump: Fuck you. raccoon Dec 2016 #76

Literally not practicing what they preach ck4829 Dec 2016 #77

praise the lord zippythepinhead Dec 2016 #79

Evangelicals are fake! UCmeNdc Dec 2016 #81

You could not have said that any better. AgadorSparticus Dec 2016 #83

Throwing Jesus under the bus? czarjak Dec 2016 #84

You were too easy on them. n/t gregcrawford Dec 2016 #86