President Donald Trump on Thursday falsely claimed he had eliminated a provision of the U.S. tax code that bans 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, including churches, from endorsing or opposing political candidates.

Hey Mr President! I represent evangelicals, televangelists and scientology like Kenneth Copeland, Joel Osteen, David Miscavige, etc.

We collectively call you out as a raping pedophile piece of shit living specimen who wouldn’t dare come after our tax-free status. FUCK YOU!

  • Arghblarg@lemmy.ca
    36·
    5 days ago

    Might be a good post for /c/LeopardsAteMyFace

    How did religious people ever think he wasn’t just wrapping himself in the garb of piety to get elected? He was on tape talking about grabbing women by the pussy because ‘when you are famous they just let you do it’! Before the LAST time he was elected. Sheesh.

    And… Scientology, on the issue of tax exempt status, really? Wow. Criminals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Snow_White

    • MuskyMelon@lemmy.worldOP
      27·
      5 days ago

      The most religious of people seem to defer critical thinking to their leaders because it makes their brain too hurt to do so. They just want to be told what to do and what to think.

      • itistime@infosec.pub
        2·
        3 days ago

        There are at least a couple groups:

        1. Those who believe that not suspending their disbelief will invite the devil into their hearts. They fear letting doubt in.
        2. Those who go to church for social connections. They fear not fitting in, or being pushed out.
        3. “brain too hurt”
    • 24_at_the_withers@lemmy.world
      4·
      4 days ago

      American Evangelicism is just fascism with wrapping paper and a bow. Their beliefs stand in stark constant to what Jesus actually taught, and they pick, choose, and misinterpret the Bible to support their pre-existing beliefs while discarding the rest. They lie to themselves and each other and speak in coded language. Since their outward appearance is simply a veneer covering their true beliefs, when Trump came along and started saying everything they felt, and doing the hideous actions they all want to do, it didn’t matter that he doesn’t hide behind a veneer or speak in coded language. He is a perfect reflection of who they truly are, and as a result they see him as a prophet or even Messiah.

      It’s because the American Evangelicals are not, and have never been, who they claim to be. They’re hideous, hateful, selfish people that somewhere deep down knew they needed a cover for their horrendous nature.

    • Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip
      2·
      4 days ago

      Religious people (at least of the US-Christian variety) are conditioned from birth to believe what an authority figure tells them, despite what night contradict them.