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Thought about starting a thread based on the article I have linked here but it looks like this thread is already on the subject of Church and State as it is being manipulated by Trump and his supporters.
Too many who call themselves Christian and American - looking at you Mike Pence - have come to believe the false history promoted by the charlatans like David Barton. It's not just the white supremacists who are supporting Trump but also as the study noted here found, those who see their faith as being persecuted, their beliefs being ostracised who continue to support a man who exemplifies exactly the lifestyle they claim is so evil.
Researchers: Fear of America losing Christian identity motivates many Trump voters
Religious identity played a key role behind President Trump's surprise 2016 victory, according to pollster Dan Cox, research director of the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI).
“We talk a lot about changing race and ethnicity but we don’t talk as much about the changing religious landscape as well,” Cox said during a Friday episode of “What America’s Thinking,” Hill.TV’s show about public opinion and polling.
“If you look at the percent of white Christians in the country, it’s declining precipitously, and that’s another part of the story,” Cox said.
He continued: “This sort of fear of tectonic changes that are occurring, that are roiling our political environment, and I think that is what has people up in arms. If you look at what animated voters to Trump, particularly among white, working class, it was these cultural concerns, much more than the economic.”
Too many who call themselves Christian and American - looking at you Mike Pence - have come to believe the false history promoted by the charlatans like David Barton. It's not just the white supremacists who are supporting Trump but also as the study noted here found, those who see their faith as being persecuted, their beliefs being ostracised who continue to support a man who exemplifies exactly the lifestyle they claim is so evil.