Religious Extremists Mix Trump Worship With Christian Nationalism

Mehdi Hasan looks at how religious extremists in the Christian nationalist movement have cast Donald Trump as a messianic figure and threaten to make democracy secondary to empowering Donald Trump as an expression of divine will. 

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[mphmph]

Time for someone to lose their tax exempt status.

[Tsudkyk]

This is exactly why church and state were intended to be segregated. The worst atrocities have been committed in the name of religion. Pride blinds the faithful from their sins, they assume they always righteous but are easily led away from the light to preserver their egos from the truth.

[ijvgxqr]

You can't reason with zealots of any religion. They have relinquished independent thought.

[billfarley]

It's all about power and control folks. And they use fear, guilt and shame to try and achieve it.

[justincamobell]

I agree, it's seriously disturbing to witness this hyperbolic hypocrisy.

[michaelbeelby]

Any 'church' that preaches political ideology from the 'pulpit' should immediately have it's 'tax exempt' status removed.

[ebashford]

Watching these grifters with their repetitions and shouting is like watching them hammering a nail into someone's head. Very disturbing.

[Demonoicgamer]

She wants justice and freedom unless you are not a Christian.

[youtubemusicowesmemoney]

The most evil people always insist that they're doing God's will. 😠

[Crazyw_thechzwhz]

This is vile. I study religion as a hobby from a secular POV. I'm incredibly disturbed by the lack of intellect that has overcome our government.

[frankendragon]

Both as a Christian and as an American, I find this appalling. It is a vile corruption of both politics and religion. Neither faithful nor patriotic

[goonertrooper]

If religious people become involved in politics, they should lose their tax exemption. They can’t have it both ways.

[DMills-untl]

We need to stop giving churches tax breaks, when they’re preaching politics from the pulpit 😡

[christinaulibarri]

This false preacher Locke and others using Jesus and God in their hate, fear, anger and lies to incite followers to commit their bidding of a possible crime. Sad.

[Emily-ckji]

Honestly, this is getting insane at this point. The fact that none of these people are concerned that they are bringing Trump as a political entity into their church to worship is extremely bizarre and backwards.

[lzrd]

Trump’s spiritual advisor? What an oxymoron! 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[theoneman]

Absolutely sickening to see how these people abuse and molest Religion.

[ryuhayabusa]

A lot of these so called "Christians" project their own desires onto Jesus and call it "God's will". It's the worst corruption of Christianity. If they only knew the kinda of people Jesus associated Himself with 2000 years ago. Hint, it wasn't the self-righteous.

[mrIlovethes]

They've been shouting Jesus whilst committing atrocities for centuries.

[beanetricemcdaniel]

That is why a lot of people just stop going to church. Because the churchs beliefs has changed.