I am old enough to have lived through several - isms . Capitalism combined with feudalism, Jews with yellow stars, forced labors, Jewish ghettos, anti-Jewish propaganda, then the disappearance of said Jewish groups, Nazi controls. Then Soviet occupation. At the age of 13 being almost raped by a Soviet officer . My Mom's presence of mind saving me. Another uprising in 1956. Just could not take it any longer. Escaped to the US. Breathing FREE.
God am I happy to be here! Hungary is again leaning to the far right. How can any person survive under these circumstances and remain sane is beyond me. I am a Democrat and a VERY HAPPY naturalized Us citizen
Regarding Trump, the irony is it seems, that he has no care or interest in God or organised religion. He cares only for himself and personal gain. His followers are merely the means to obtain this. He is the quintessential grandiose narcissist.
These people are not in my opinion Americans. At least not in the sense of what the constitution guarantees as the rights of the American people. Everything they are doing is antithetical to the very idea of The American Dream.
I wrote "Confessions of an Evangelical" on this Substack platform back in June, maybe May. I felt a little off-balance when I received hate-emails, unsubscribes, et cetera because I unveiled the truth. I WAS a Bible-thumping, arm waving evangelical and did not realize what happened to me until I was urged by my pastor to vote for Trump and lead a pro-life campaign, which I was against.
The passage you refer to in Ephesians is important because it is about warfare: Put on the armor of God to fight satan. If one is not BORN-AGAIN, and does not believe that Jesus is the son of God, one goes to hell. In their minds, this is the core truth. Judging others, women running to get licenses for their pistols, men carrying guns openly, and hatred, such hatred OF ANYONE WHO IS NOT LIKE THEM prevailed. I was edged out of the church because I was too feminist in my views, among other things. Evangelicals are MORE than one-third of this country. Think of the mega-churches with thousands in attendance every week, the televangelists reaching millions everyday. They read one book: the Bible. They believe the 'talking snake' metaphor and that the Bible is the literal written word of God. I left traumatized. I opted in to their madness, for reasons detailed in my essay. However, when I asked why guns, hate, and violence when Jesus taught the opposite and did not carry weapons, I was sent packing AND branded ... a whore.
These people are more than a cult. It is a reality of distorted, malevolent thinking and belief deeply ingrained in their hearts and minds. And, the brainwashing is terrifying. Go to an evangelical church on a Sunday morning and see what unfolds. Witness the madness that helps divide our nation today.
Vote as if your life depends on because it just may. Give money to Democratic candidates til it hurts. Give directly to their campaigns by check and not credit card so they get all your donation
Thank you for your well written article. I am anxious about the future of this country. Surely fighting a war with these unhinged people is not the answer, even though it seems like that is what they are seeking. If somehow the haters could be turned against each other, perhaps that would satisfy their seeming need for violence and domination?? As most everyone who grew up during Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Carter times, what is happening in our country today seems like a horrific Halloween movie.
How terrifying but true! We need massive numbers of people to vote for progressive Democrats this fall and try to shut down this ideology of a Christian nation.
OMG....can anyone say Fascism? Never in my lifetime have I seen such hate and vitriol directed to one side of the political divide. It's astounding that people are cheering this on. But since none of them had to live through Nazi Germany, I guess it feels great to have people tooting your horn.
I hope they feel the same when someone they love goes to the camps.
Just as Timothy Snyder suggested in The Road to Unfreedom. Trump is a Putin wannabe. And Putin (and others) helped him to destroy democracy. I’m still just very surprised and disappointed at the number of people who supported overthrowing democracy. As the documentary shows, Trump wants to create a dynasty… do all of his minions really think he’s going to have a special place for them?
This is about more than holding on to power--that is one goal, but there is a bigger goal guiding Trump-- he didn't steal boxes of records, eat paper and fill the plumbing of the White House with paper because of the insurrection the whole world watched happen live.
He did all of that to hide what we don't know---yet. He was certain he would maintain power and never have to face accountability for ALL that we still haven't discovered. It's coming out, and when it does come to light, it will make the Insurrection look like a cake walk.
That is the motive for keeping the Big Lie going... is to cover his big ass!
I think the majority will vote in the midterms. I can't see how this loud, vocal minority can prevail, they are so obvious and obnoxious! The people can't fail to see how much unfreedom is being promulgated by the right! I will be watching the Jan 6th committee on July 12th.
Voting alone will not be enough to stop slide towards fascism. Direct action is required and a mass movement to overthrow this form of capitalism. Why should 1% of population live like pharos of ancient Egypt?
I'd like to know if abortion bans in individual states can be challenged as being discriminatory against women - since those same states don't have similar laws banning vasectomies and other male reproductive healthcare surgeries?
This group has successfully, over the years, claimed that its opposition is actually the one guilty of what it is doing, subverting our democracy, as a way to deflect and distract criticism from its actions.
These are dangerous times for the world. Similar nonsense is being spouted by right wing 'christians' in Europe though, thankfully, we don't have citizens armed to the teeth...
I am old enough to have lived through several - isms . Capitalism combined with feudalism, Jews with yellow stars, forced labors, Jewish ghettos, anti-Jewish propaganda, then the disappearance of said Jewish groups, Nazi controls. Then Soviet occupation. At the age of 13 being almost raped by a Soviet officer . My Mom's presence of mind saving me. Another uprising in 1956. Just could not take it any longer. Escaped to the US. Breathing FREE.
God am I happy to be here! Hungary is again leaning to the far right. How can any person survive under these circumstances and remain sane is beyond me. I am a Democrat and a VERY HAPPY naturalized Us citizen
Eva Foreman
Regarding Trump, the irony is it seems, that he has no care or interest in God or organised religion. He cares only for himself and personal gain. His followers are merely the means to obtain this. He is the quintessential grandiose narcissist.
These people are not in my opinion Americans. At least not in the sense of what the constitution guarantees as the rights of the American people. Everything they are doing is antithetical to the very idea of The American Dream.
Robert, thank you! I feel vindicated.
I wrote "Confessions of an Evangelical" on this Substack platform back in June, maybe May. I felt a little off-balance when I received hate-emails, unsubscribes, et cetera because I unveiled the truth. I WAS a Bible-thumping, arm waving evangelical and did not realize what happened to me until I was urged by my pastor to vote for Trump and lead a pro-life campaign, which I was against.
The passage you refer to in Ephesians is important because it is about warfare: Put on the armor of God to fight satan. If one is not BORN-AGAIN, and does not believe that Jesus is the son of God, one goes to hell. In their minds, this is the core truth. Judging others, women running to get licenses for their pistols, men carrying guns openly, and hatred, such hatred OF ANYONE WHO IS NOT LIKE THEM prevailed. I was edged out of the church because I was too feminist in my views, among other things. Evangelicals are MORE than one-third of this country. Think of the mega-churches with thousands in attendance every week, the televangelists reaching millions everyday. They read one book: the Bible. They believe the 'talking snake' metaphor and that the Bible is the literal written word of God. I left traumatized. I opted in to their madness, for reasons detailed in my essay. However, when I asked why guns, hate, and violence when Jesus taught the opposite and did not carry weapons, I was sent packing AND branded ... a whore.
These people are more than a cult. It is a reality of distorted, malevolent thinking and belief deeply ingrained in their hearts and minds. And, the brainwashing is terrifying. Go to an evangelical church on a Sunday morning and see what unfolds. Witness the madness that helps divide our nation today.
Vote as if your life depends on because it just may. Give money to Democratic candidates til it hurts. Give directly to their campaigns by check and not credit card so they get all your donation
Thank you for your well written article. I am anxious about the future of this country. Surely fighting a war with these unhinged people is not the answer, even though it seems like that is what they are seeking. If somehow the haters could be turned against each other, perhaps that would satisfy their seeming need for violence and domination?? As most everyone who grew up during Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Carter times, what is happening in our country today seems like a horrific Halloween movie.
How terrifying but true! We need massive numbers of people to vote for progressive Democrats this fall and try to shut down this ideology of a Christian nation.
OMG....can anyone say Fascism? Never in my lifetime have I seen such hate and vitriol directed to one side of the political divide. It's astounding that people are cheering this on. But since none of them had to live through Nazi Germany, I guess it feels great to have people tooting your horn.
I hope they feel the same when someone they love goes to the camps.
Just as Timothy Snyder suggested in The Road to Unfreedom. Trump is a Putin wannabe. And Putin (and others) helped him to destroy democracy. I’m still just very surprised and disappointed at the number of people who supported overthrowing democracy. As the documentary shows, Trump wants to create a dynasty… do all of his minions really think he’s going to have a special place for them?
It is always amazing to me how difficult it is to recognize the use of fear, oppression ,and the worst for our future that is portrayed by these
“Leaders of the faith”.
They want to repeat the human history of the most painful times as their vision.
I am ashamed to hear anything that Mark Robinson says. Why do people follow this path to hell on earth?
Vote them out ! Vote them gone ! Win without violence and guns and wars.
This is about more than holding on to power--that is one goal, but there is a bigger goal guiding Trump-- he didn't steal boxes of records, eat paper and fill the plumbing of the White House with paper because of the insurrection the whole world watched happen live.
He did all of that to hide what we don't know---yet. He was certain he would maintain power and never have to face accountability for ALL that we still haven't discovered. It's coming out, and when it does come to light, it will make the Insurrection look like a cake walk.
That is the motive for keeping the Big Lie going... is to cover his big ass!
I think the majority will vote in the midterms. I can't see how this loud, vocal minority can prevail, they are so obvious and obnoxious! The people can't fail to see how much unfreedom is being promulgated by the right! I will be watching the Jan 6th committee on July 12th.
Voting alone will not be enough to stop slide towards fascism. Direct action is required and a mass movement to overthrow this form of capitalism. Why should 1% of population live like pharos of ancient Egypt?
I'd like to know if abortion bans in individual states can be challenged as being discriminatory against women - since those same states don't have similar laws banning vasectomies and other male reproductive healthcare surgeries?
This group has successfully, over the years, claimed that its opposition is actually the one guilty of what it is doing, subverting our democracy, as a way to deflect and distract criticism from its actions.
These are dangerous times for the world. Similar nonsense is being spouted by right wing 'christians' in Europe though, thankfully, we don't have citizens armed to the teeth...