Donald Trump, a 77-year-old Bible salesman from Palm Beach, Florida, has emerged as the nation’s most prominent Christian leader. Trump is running for president as a divinely chosen champion of White Christians, promising to sanctify their grievances, destroy their perceived enemies, bolster their social status, and grant them the power to impose an anti-feminist, anti-LGBTQ, White-centric Christian nationalism from coast to coast. That Trump doesn’t attend church and has obviously never read the book that he hawks for $59.99, seems of interest exclusively to his political opponents.
What might catch the attention of some evangelical conservatives, however, is that Trump’s ostentatious embrace of White Christian militantism coincides with a precipitous decline in religious affiliation in the US. According to the Public Religion Research Institute, one-quarter of Americans in 2023 said they were religiously unaffiliated. “Unaffiliated” is the only religious category experiencing growth. In a single decade, from 2013 to 2023, the percentage of Americans saying that religion is the most important thing, or among the most important things, in their life plummeted to 53% from 72%.
SendInYourSkeleton on April 8th, 2024 at 00:48 UTC »
I grew up in the church. My grandfather was a pastor. When I heard hateful right wing nonsense coming from my parents and siblings and it bore no resemblance to the teachings of Christ, it killed any chance of me ever raising my kids in the faith.
Jesus would want nothing to do with this Republican Party. Buncha dudes trying to shove camels through eyes of needles.
WalkResponsible1952 on April 7th, 2024 at 23:57 UTC »
Can confirm. I recently got up and walked out of my church when a guest pastor spoke highly of Trump and disparaged Biden.
When a pastor mentions Trump it stops being a church. Basic.
artcook32945 on April 7th, 2024 at 23:40 UTC »
Many Church Leaders are part of the active Trump Cult. So, why is it a surprise that their church members are opting out?