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8. The one good thing about the Trump Presidency: It turned Mrs. Aristus from a conservative evangelical into a liberal

Reply to lees1975 (Original post)

Fri Dec 20, 2024, 04:21 PM

Dec 20

atheist.

She had been a lifelong member of the conservative Foursquare Church. I always thought she was too good-hearted, too kind, too loving, and too intelligent to be a conservative Christian, and I was right. (How many conservative Christians do you know who are ardent LGBTQ allies?)

Well, in November, 2016, when she found out 81% of evangelical Christians voted for Trump, she left the church. After a painful crisis of conscience that lasted a month or two, she came out the other end a liberal Democrat, and an atheist. I couldn't be happier with the transformation in her life, and neither could she.

Now she finds herself wondering if she is going to make through another four years of Trump...

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Conservative Evangelicals are paying a financial price for the intrusion of Trump extremism into their churches. [View all] lees1975 Dec 19 OP

They give Christianity a bad name kimbutgar Dec 19 #1

Couldn't happen to a better group mountain grammy Dec 19 #2

Keep in mind, House of Roberts Dec 19 #3

And if you look closely at their report, the membership is much greater than the actual church attendance. lees1975 Dec 19 #4

I joined a Southern Baptist church at age 13. I'm probably still being counted as a member 60 years later. Girard442 Dec 19 #5

If you joined, and never did anything about un-joining, chances are good you're still on the roll. lees1975 Dec 19 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author dalton99a Dec 20 #7

The one good thing about the Trump Presidency: It turned Mrs. Aristus from a conservative evangelical into a liberal Aristus Dec 20 #8

I wish I could get my head and intuition to stop telling me slightlv Dec 20 #9

There was a huge disconnection in this denomination already in existence between people in the pew and lees1975 Saturday #10

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