This 81% figure has been reported from a range of publications:
Eighty-one percent of evangelicals voted for Trump in 2016 and have arguably become his most ardent supporters. They have one of their own in the Oval Office, but not in the way you’d think.
See, Trump doesn’t give a damn about the Bible or Jesus. He’s pimping the gospel, just as he pimped racially insecure “working class” white men and women into voting for him in exchange for an America that doesn’t threaten their whiteness.
Wedge issues in the making:
What galvanized Jerry Falwell and other leaders in the 1970s was not abortion, which they considered a "Catholic issue." They mobilized instead to protest the rescission of tax-exempt status at Bob Jones University and other "segregation academies." (Falwell had opened his own segregation academy in Lynchburg, Va., in 1967.) Only later, in advance of the 1980 election, did Weyrich and others recognize that abortion could mobilize grass-roots evangelical voters.
Getting around the hypocrisy inherent with white evangelicals explained by Bishop William Barber:
In a piece for the Washington Post, the Rev. William J. Barber II details the racist history of Southern white evangelicalism and how, ultimately, white Christians were taught to build a wall between their faith and their politics, which, of course, relieved them of their obligation to the biblical pursuit of social justice
Out yesterday is this report on the latest republican tax plan to advance the segregationist tax-exempt dream nightmare of the 1970’s:
MONEYBALL POLITICS took a great leap forward when the Supreme Court opened the door to campaign contributions from corporations and unions in the 2010 case Citizens United v. FEC. Now the Republican-controlled House has passed a tax bill that, should it become law, would unleash another tidal wave of change. [...]
A provision tacked on to the tax bill by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Tex.) would effectively roll back the Johnson Amendment, saying that such groups can keep their tax status if they engage in electioneering.
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— nothing is news in this post here @ Daily Kos,.. just wanted to point out that not only is the republican tax cut swindle for the very rich a real bad move for the safety of the land and its people and the survival of democracy itself that these white evangelicals seem to be largely unaware of:..
The 1%er super wealthy GOP individuals and corporate donors will have a new anonymous means to pour even more money into buying the politicians that make up what is supposed to be the people’s government:
The change would also set a dangerous precedent, offering a federal subsidy — the tax deduction — for those making political contributions. [...]
What if these donors are tempted to give their money to a 501(c)3 organization that beckons with a tax deduction and no disclosure?
The givers won’t hold back. Churches and church-affiliated groups generally don’t even have to file IRS returns, so there will be no information about who these contributors are. [...]
The churches, charities and foundations already enjoy the right to advocate for issues. There is no need to give these groups a new cash window and make them servants of special interests seeking to further warp the nation’s electoral politics.
White supremacy and segregation masquerading as “Christian values” is on the rise and its followers are seeking the means to “MAGA” at the expense of anyone who doesn’t see fit to become one of the sheep in this all white flock of reactionaries.
Permanent tax cuts for the very wealthiest. What little is offered to anyone else — temporary — even Social Security, people’s retirement, is in danger
I’d also like somehow to figure a way to disabuse these white evangelicals of the notion that this latest republican tax scam has anything to do with “so much winning” — everyone but a tiny minority loses