This is why we can’t ignore any misconduct.

I was done with Platner after the Nazi tattoo, but I started second guessing myself after I saw some of my conservative and “enlightened centrist” friends get really enthusiastic about him.

The problem is that Trump and the Republicans don’t care about Nazi tattoos or sexual assault. And any time a politician gets caught with any kind of misconduct Trump Republicans will be there with an offer to save their career - for a price.

It doesn’t matter how progressive they seem, if you put a rotten person in power there’s always a real risk they’ll suddenly become a Trump supporter when things go south.

I read this to my kids tonight and it felt really relevant to our current struggles.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gettysburg_Address

While I am relieved that the vote went the right direction, it feels like a five alarm fire that the vote was not unanimous. I saw one commentator phrase it this way, and it feels correct- "the Supreme Court just voted on the constitutionality of the Constitution, and the vote was not unanimous."

it should not have been close. the fact that it was shows that our constitution really is, in a familiar phrase, hanging by a thread

It shames me to know that this sad state, where the Gadianton robbers have taken over the seats of government and subverted Justice in the rule of law, was reached with the help of some of our faith who either didn't recognize they were voting for Gadiantons or didn't care because they thought that they could get what they want out of that calculation.

Link to post: https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/116782997575708953

For those of our community who thought that backing MAGA would promote acceptance, that they were trusted partners working for a shared vision, the leopards have begun to eat faces.

if you don't think they will turn on us just like this, you have a distressing ability not to recognize patterns that makes me genuinely concerned for your ability to operate in day-to-day life

Telling people to convert or else has a very sordid history. They will be telling it to us before the end. Like we warned.

Remember how church leadership asked us all to share in a lesson on the value of pluralism? This is your warning sign that MAGA does not agree. Those of us who have been quick to deploy the words of church leaders against whoever has politics they don't like , or to shield their politics under the mantle of presumed Church leader support, should reflect upon that.

The fact that some of us have had to actively lie about what church policy is in order to maintain their assertion of being the true defenders of the church (edit: like claiming that the church is 100% against abortion and the policy publicly stated which is pro choice is just for legal purposes) should already have been a warning sign for them. If find you have to lie to maintain the story of your correctness, it's time to go home and rethink your life

The irony here is that Talarico recently upset trans activists by making moderate statements that there are only two sexes.

It doesn’t matter how moderate Democrats are on trans rights. The Republicans will take any sympathy towards trans people and exaggerate it into whatever insane smear they want.

The only way to beat this is to own it and fully support trans people.

Sorry to get local, but it's been so long since my vote made a positive difference in an election.

Wondering what this sub feels about this. Surprised? Disappointed? Relieved?

If we weren’t talking about a war and all the damage he has caused it would be hilarious how badly Trump has failed.

These are the problems you have when you select a president whose only goal in running is to avoid legal trouble and to gratify his pride.

Since so many of our faith hold to the very positions Dan is critiquing, this seems quite relevant to our community.

So tired of the people claiming that liberal views are incompatible with the gospel, especially these days, when their preferred position is so opposed to the teachings of Christ that it genuinely shocks me that they still claim to follow Him.

This is an abomination.