To be fair the man pays lip service at best to religion and only when he has too. It's not like he even really tries to hides it. It's the psychopaths who use religion to hurt people who think he is devout believer
I've always found it interesting/weird how so many "Christians" make such a big deal of Christmas, but treat Easter like just a slightly more important weekend than others but really not all that much more, when Easter is pretty much the culmination of everything the story is all about, and that really should be the most important holiday all year.
I mean the really crazy part is they think they can set the world on fire without them burning along with the rest of it. ...never thought I'd be looking for a hunger games gif I can't find but here we are.
It was colonized by religious extremists, and then a bunch of not-quite-as-shitty-but-still-entirely-shitty people said "Let's form a new government that still allows slavery, but maybe we should keep the religious extremists out of it". Then over time, away from the extremists' influence, they decided to nationalize the slavery. And the religious extremists got mad, and are now tearing everything down to privatize slavery again.
Trump has never, will never and is not a Christian. He and his ilk are simply abusing the minds of religious people to fight other religious people. All religions are fake, made up by man, to do horrible things to each other. The Bible is not religion.
Was this sarcasm? If not... Trump lies every day to make himself look good for his chosen audience. In this instance, he claims to be a Christian to maintain the support of the Christian conservatives.
He told a Christian conference in 2015 that he's never asked God for forgiveness. Trump said it was a difficult question and he tried to dodge the question at first, talking about how he goes to a Presbyterian church and name-dropped his famous pastor. The host just asked him again.
He called himself a Christian because his base expects that; I imagine that he would not have called himself such before he went into politics. Not that it really matters; a shit person is a shit person, regardless of what they claim to believe or not believe.
A fair number of Christians don't believe that's true. I'm not saying I agree with them, I'm just saying - a lot of Christians view their "God" as true and real and correct and "Allah" as a fully separate entity that is a false deity.
Yeah, "Allah" literally just means "God" in Arabic. Arab Christians and Arab Jews say Allah too. The thing is that Iranians aren't Arab so it's just him being stupid.
...I feel like you've missed my point, but anywho. Yes. Iran is very heavily Muslim. But they are not *Arab*. They don't typically say Allah, which is Arabic. They say Khoda(God)/Baga(Lord), which are Persian. They will on occasion say Arabic phrases that incorporate Allah, such as inshallah or mashallah, but they tend to catch themselves and prefer using Persian. But those that do it tend to view it more like a colloquialism/idiom such as an Atheist(Me) saying "Jesus Christ" or "Oh my god".
Gibblestick
It all makes perfect sense when you remember that the man is an aboslute cunt
DangerBaer
He says he's a christian because he can't say he's racist (yet).
4thwalled
DeepThought42
TyrCarter
christians to the lions
DeepThought42
lackinglife
To be fair the man pays lip service at best to religion and only when he has too. It's not like he even really tries to hides it. It's the psychopaths who use religion to hurt people who think he is devout believer
luv2laff80
“Christian” president went golfing on Easter after threatening to kill many….evangelicals are dumb!
OperatorWay
whatsisname
I've always found it interesting/weird how so many "Christians" make such a big deal of Christmas, but treat Easter like just a slightly more important weekend than others but really not all that much more, when Easter is pretty much the culmination of everything the story is all about, and that really should be the most important holiday all year.
IndependenceHallPhiladelphiaPA
yall know they think hes the antichrist and they want him to bring the end times, right?
StillScreamingIntoTheVoid
"If people like you are what heaven is full of, I'll gladly go to hell."
lordyhalvey
dooremouse
"christian"
Unfortunate500
Chrustian Nationalists are no more Christian than National Socialists were socialists.
OperatorWay
thedudeman519
#1 Allah is literally just the Arabic word for God, though.
I get that his post was deranged and all that, but I'm pretty sure Arabic Chirstians also worship Allah
ImJustHereAtThisPoint
Hey now. Quit bringing up yesterday fam. Quit remembering things. We're trying to cause an apocalypse here DAMMIT
DragonThunderUndertaking
I mean the really crazy part is they think they can set the world on fire without them burning along with the rest of it. ...never thought I'd be looking for a hunger games gif I can't find but here we are.
ImJustHereAtThisPoint
No don't you get it? God LOVES being tricked. And he's gonna totally love us for fucking up "experiment"
BeaverOnFire
ImJustHereAtThisPoint
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BeaverOnFire
https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1M2swOXNkZWRsenp4aTg3a2Z1bGJ6ZG9oeDh5Z3BoN3UxdndyMHY4NCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/Q9e2tqOaobhonPArCM/200w.webp
DeepThought42
beesnee
This is what we all need to remember...everything he says and does is to distract from the Epstein files, Don't let it happen!
DeepThought42
Clockworkdancerobot
For all the laws on the books restricting Atheists, there really should be some about these religious zealots.
Sticklebrickk
In Arkansas, you can't run for any office as an atheist
Helixninja333
And for further proof on why they need restrictions: America was basically founded by the people too religiously extreme for England.
lemonglitter
An Australian said "I'm so glad the US got the Puritans and we got the convicts." I wish I was Australian.
Clockworkdancerobot
... damn that's good.
Vortexhelios320
It was colonized by religious extremists, and then a bunch of not-quite-as-shitty-but-still-entirely-shitty people said "Let's form a new government that still allows slavery, but maybe we should keep the religious extremists out of it". Then over time, away from the extremists' influence, they decided to nationalize the slavery. And the religious extremists got mad, and are now tearing everything down to privatize slavery again.
rcgom
? laws restricting atheists ?
HairyChairstepper
That's what I want to know about. I don't know of any in the US. Not yet anyway
Nonada
Some states and counties have (unenforceable) old laws on the books preventing atheists from holding office.
Toqom
Trump has never, will never and is not a Christian. He and his ilk are simply abusing the minds of religious people to fight other religious people. All religions are fake, made up by man, to do horrible things to each other. The Bible is not religion.
ArchaeoEejit
They are Christians, I've heard them say it.
cyrusthevyrus
Was this sarcasm? If not... Trump lies every day to make himself look good for his chosen audience. In this instance, he claims to be a Christian to maintain the support of the Christian conservatives.
ArchaeoEejit
If someone says they're a Christian, I believe them.
cyrusthevyrus
He told a Christian conference in 2015 that he's never asked God for forgiveness. Trump said it was a difficult question and he tried to dodge the question at first, talking about how he goes to a Presbyterian church and name-dropped his famous pastor. The host just asked him again.
https://www.newsmax.com/Headline/trump-does-not-ask/2015/07/18/id/657832/
ArcUlfr
He called himself a Christian because his base expects that; I imagine that he would not have called himself such before he went into politics. Not that it really matters; a shit person is a shit person, regardless of what they claim to believe or not believe.
Hexidimentional
the rest of it is bad but praising allah isnt a big deal, the muslims worship the same god the christians do.
wantfastcars
A fair number of Christians don't believe that's true. I'm not saying I agree with them, I'm just saying - a lot of Christians view their "God" as true and real and correct and "Allah" as a fully separate entity that is a false deity.
Philocrates
Yeah, "Allah" literally just means "God" in Arabic. Arab Christians and Arab Jews say Allah too. The thing is that Iranians aren't Arab so it's just him being stupid.
0penname
Supposedly it was some kind of insider trading scam on polymarkets.
Hexidimentional
Yahweh isnt an english word but white christians say it, Iran is very heavily muslim.
Philocrates
...I feel like you've missed my point, but anywho. Yes. Iran is very heavily Muslim. But they are not *Arab*. They don't typically say Allah, which is Arabic. They say Khoda(God)/Baga(Lord), which are Persian. They will on occasion say Arabic phrases that incorporate Allah, such as inshallah or mashallah, but they tend to catch themselves and prefer using Persian. But those that do it tend to view it more like a colloquialism/idiom such as an Atheist(Me) saying "Jesus Christ" or "Oh my god".
Fentex
I've a friend from Iran who hates Arabs and their Islam because they invaded his previously Zoroastrism country
Hexidimentional
i hate christian nationalists so we have that in common