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In reply to the discussion: Pat Robertson (On Thursday): God Is Going To Give Trump Victory With the GOP Health Care Bill [View all]beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)37. Excellent post.
One local Baptist church puts on a big televised event here every year at Christmas, they select several local families in need and instead of quietly delivering the gifts to them they make a huge spectacle out of it. They bring the families up on stage one by one, explain how they've fallen on hard times and then they bring out the gifts - one at a time and with much fanfare. They stop after each one is handed out so the well-to-do audience can clap and feel good about themselves. It's excruciating to watch because you can tell some of the families are embarrassed because they have to rely on charity and are uncomfortable being used as a photo op.
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Pat Robertson (On Thursday): God Is Going To Give Trump Victory With the GOP Health Care Bill [View all]
beam me up scottie
Mar 2017
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Lots of Trump supporters sound like him saying Trump is doing God's work - Good grief
luvMIdog
Mar 2017
#9
They're staggeringly hypocritical. I don't understand how their minds work.
beam me up scottie
Mar 2017
#11
As if a god , any god , would choose Donald Trump as the vessel of good works.
nocalflea
Mar 2017
#14
It comes from a couple of ideological grounds and a mistaken self-view.
Bernardo de La Paz
Mar 2017
#30
When I was in charge of 'adopting' a family at Christmas that's how we did it.
beam me up scottie
Mar 2017
#46
Just like God elected him President 20 years ago - he's on a roll! n/m
bagelsforbreakfast
Mar 2017
#23
Yes but a spectacular fail like this is rare, this happened the next day.
beam me up scottie
Mar 2017
#27