Terry Gross interviews Rev. Rob Schenck...

[kage69]

https://www.npr.org/2018/07/11/6280...on-evangelical-minister-now-lives-with-regret

I heard this in the car today and came away very impressed! His kind of self-reflection would be greatly appreciated by moderates and liberals, and I thought his story really provides another interesting back drop for context with the snowflake alt-right's sudden love of civility and decorum.

I'm really not used to hearing an evangelical speak with empathy, a respect for facts, zero dogma. Wow. If only the republican religulous could have a similar awakening, because he is the kind of christian American christianity needs. I agree the support of Trump will have a cost, and not just politically. Let's hope the next gen of evangelicals understands that selling out is a bad choice for people who like to preach about morals, integrity and faith.

 

[Moonbeam]

Who would imagine that the journey of faith causes some to arrive at the intended destination.

 

[kage69]

Atreus and some of the other anti-choice posters not interested. What a shock.

 

[zinfamous]

I think the only hope for evangelicals at this point is that Trump actually doesn't bring about the bloody war between the Jews and the Palestinians, the destruction of Israel and so the return of Jesus to claim those very American evangelical souls back to heaven....because that is what they want of Trump. They fundamentally believe that he is the anti-Christ, promised in the Book of Revelations, and that he will bring about Armageddon.

They literally believe this shit.

So, I think the only hope for most of them to "wake up," is the continued failure of Trump to bring back the Jesus. The problem, though, is that they interpret every dead Jew or Palestinian in that region as a major win, and the harbinger of the inevitable. Trump just needs to escalate, really, and they will forever continue to believe.

 

[Cerb]

They literally believe this shit.

Armageddonists were a hardened pillar supporting Bush, Cheney and friends, too. They weren't usually secretive about it, but the MSM didn't want to touch that hot steamy dung pile with a microsan-doused ten foot pole.

So, I think the only hope for most of them to "wake up," is the continued failure of Trump to bring back the Jesus. The problem, though, is that they interpret every dead Jew or Palestinian in that region as a major win, and the harbinger of the inevitable. Trump just needs to escalate, really, and they will forever continue to believe.

W failed, so the next guy that isn't a Dem must be it!