Trump is not an ideologue and isn't religious

[Dustyroad70]

Originally Posted by calgirlinnc

I have yet to see evidence that Pope Francis is "very religious". He seems to use religion to further his political agenda. That is not the same as having an abiding and deep faith.

Also I disagree completely with your second paragraph.
For one thing, many denominations in the US have become quite liberal. The Methodist Church, for example, celebrates gay marriage.

For another thing, what evidence do you have that Christians want to force "their Christian biblical morality on the entire population"? I see this used as a talking point without anything to substantiate it. If anything, Christians seem to have a live and let live attitude. It is the progressive left that wants to force everything through the courts. For example, the transgender bathroom thing. I think most people were
content to look the other way or ignore it on occasion. It wasn't until the government got involved and said "rights" HAD to be recognized that people got upset.

Your comments right the most "true" to me, more than any I have seen thus far on this thread. Very well put.

[steven_h]

Originally Posted by moneill

From what I've seen on this board, I'm not sure this country is doing so great.

Economics -- yeah -- Americans can trudge through anything. We've been enjoying a slow, steady, growing economy for 8 years and shouldn't see that change. There is no reason to. The economy would chug along whoever was in charge.

Everything else -- what a freak'n mess.

The mess is from the progressives who have been bent on changing it through chaos for decades.

Ask any moderate liberal how they feel about the DNP these days. They gave up their morals for votes. Their party has been hijacked beyond all recognition.

Welcome to the land of confusion.

[calgirlinnc]

Originally Posted by burdell

No, I'm not talking about extremists, I'm talking about everyday people who spend 45 minutes in church Sunday morning and feel free to lie, cheat, and steal the rest of the week. And that represents far more than a "small number".

And then we have those who believe material wealth is the be all and end all of existence and act accordingly. Perhaps you can explain how that goes along with the story of a camel navigating a particularly difficult entrance into Jerusalem vs. a rich man entering the Kingdom of Heaven?

None of this has anything to do with the topics in this thread.