Kinzinger says Christians who back Trump ‘don’t understand’ their religion

"If those kids could read they would be very upset"

I kind of want to tell him that republicans who don't support trump don't understand their party.

Jesus would not recognize modern Christians by almost any measure.

Maybe ask yourself why your people are so stupid in the first place, Adam.

Matthew 19:24

And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

He’s not wrong, but this is honestly the ‘no true Scotsman’ fallacy.

The bible does technically say you should treat your fellows as you would want to be treated and promotes brotherhood, but it also says women and other races are inferior and advocates for truly heinous behaviour. Cherry picking has always been the point, and shitloads of crimes against humanity have been officially sanctioned by the church.

There’s a very good reason the founders these people claim to venerate wanted the church and state to be separate. They were deists, but not overt Christians, and they’d seen what happens when religion mingles with government: horrible, horrible things.

They're reactionary nationalists; I think they understand their religion just fine.

That's kind of the whole problem with basing one's worldview on magical thinking though: when you have to interpret moral instructions, its only as good as the lens you use. In this case, their religion is filtered through fear, bigotry, and power politics.

I have much more respect for Christians who use humanism as their lens, but they're also picking and choosing what they want to from the Bible Buffet.

Supply Side Jesus

He's got an unrealistically high opinion of Christianity.

There's a question here of scripture vs religion. I think very clearly people who follow Trump do not understand the Christian scripture/Bible.

But scripture isn't what religion is. Religion is the faith system that develops around that scripture, even if it's contradictory at times. In that sense, evangelicals understand their religion perfectly well.

For a Republican, this is quite a smart analysis.

If you can believe some old book full of fairy tales is true, then you can believe literally anything.

In their defense, neither do Christians that don't back Trump.

Their religion is hate and harm.

That is distinctly different from their scripture, which is the exact opposite of those things. They call themselves “Christian” while spitting in the face of the teachings of the man their “religion” is named after.

Kinzinger doesn't understand their religion

He is right but it is has been this way before.

At this point that has got to be the ONLY quiet part Republicans don't say out loud.

Most of them don't understand the Constitution, either, so.... because of their total misunderstanding that this is a SECULAR nation, they'll subject everyone else to their stupid misunderstanding of their religion on everyone else, making a farce of both.

I'm tired of reading headlines that start with Former.. who gives AF. Please start with "Powerless Retiree Joe Schmo Has Said Some Irrelevant Shit That Makes No Difference"

Okay cool.. so dude on Internet has opinions. So I might as well be a former GOP congressman. Got it

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) bashed former President Trump online and said Christians who support him “don’t understand” their religion.

Kinzinger has become isolated from most of the Republican Party after serving on the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

“Merry Christmas to all, including Crooked Joe Biden’s ONLY HOPE, Deranged Jack Smith, the out of control Lunatic who just hired outside attorneys, fresh from the SWAMP (unprecedented!

Trump has repeatedly gone after Smith, who is prosecuting him over his actions related to the 2020 election and the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

“Included also are World Leaders, both good and bad, but none of which are as evil and ‘sick’ as the THUGS we have inside our Country who, with their Open Borders, INFLATION, Afghanistan Surrender, Green New Scam, High Taxes, No Energy Independence, Woke Military, Russia/Ukraine, Israel/Iran, All Electric Car Lunacy, and so much more, are looking to destroy our once great USA.

He has a 52.4 percent lead based on an aggregation of more than 300 polls, according to The Hill’s partner Decision Desk HQ.

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Yeah those people are becoming all white nordic thor religions because Christ really has too much of a pussy vibe for their hate.

https://newrepublic.com/post/174950/christianity-today-editor-evangelicals-call-jesus-liberal-weak

https://www.newsweek.com/evangelicals-rejecting-jesus-teachings-liberal-talking-points-pastor-1818706

https://www.ualberta.ca/folio/2020/07/white-supremacists-are-misappropriating-norse-mythology-says-expert.html

As a former christian I can confirm that the vast majority of christians in the multiple communities I grew up in have not read, reflected nor understood the teachings.

I read the bible in full, reflected on it, appreciated the views of morality and accepted that it was a work of fiction based on the actions of few people whose lives were greatly exaggerated for the purposes of controlling the people who refuse to read and reflect on the materials at hand.

Only atheists really read the Bible

I actuall know some of the broader Kinzinger family from church as a kid and I am pleasantly surprised to hear this

It's really sad how evangelicals have let themselves be trapped and manipulated by Trump and the Republican Party.

It's really sad how evangelicals have let themselves be trapped by Trump and the Republican Party.

they understand their religion. their religion is hate, fear and violence. they don't understand christianity because they're not christians.

At this point, it's like telling a hard core junkie that heroin will eventually kill them. For the MAGoos, death is preferable to admitting that Donnie is an idiot and a traitor.

Eh. That's a no true Scotsman fallacy. Also the christian religion has been authoritarian at least since it became the atate religion of the roman empire back ion the 4th century.

"Judgment is mine," saith The Lord.

Mr Kinzinger is also off the reservation.

“If you are a Christian who supports him you don’t understand your own religion.”

Typical christian gatekeeping. Absolutely nobody is an actual christian, according to any christian. That's why they've fought each other for hundreds of years over the meaning of 'real christian'. Millions of people have been killed over this crap.

"You're not a real christian! My god says to never kill, and I'll kill you if you say otherwise!"

"No! You're not a real christian! My god says to kill anyone not following the true faith!"

fighting noises until someone is dead. - Which would be fine except innocent people are always drawn into these conflicts and killed.