Christian voters 'don't care' about Donald Trump's religious beliefs: Poll

[C C]

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-ka...rs-1957548

INTRO: As the 2024 presidential race intensifies, recent polls reveal surprising trends among Christian voters, suggesting that religious beliefs may play a complex and sometimes counterintuitive role in shaping political preferences.

A survey conducted from September 12-16 by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs found that only 14 percent of U.S. adults say the word "Christian" describes former President Donald Trump "extremely" or "very" well. This figure is particularly striking given Trump's strong support among white evangelical Protestants, a key demographic in his political base.

The poll of 2,028 adults was conducted September 12-16, 2024, using a sample drawn from NORC's probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population. The margin of sampling error for all respondents is plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.

Despite Trump's Presbyterian upbringing and later identification as a nondenominational Christian, his religious credentials appear to hold little sway over his most ardent supporters. About 7 in 10 white evangelical Protestants view Trump favorably, yet only about half say he best represents their beliefs. Even more telling, only around 2 in 10 within this group strongly associate the term "Christian" with the former president.

R. Marie Griffith, a religion and politics professor at Washington University in St. Louis, offered insight to the AP into this apparent contradiction. "They really don't care about, is he religious or not," Griffith explained, pointing to a shift in how white evangelicals now approach morality and religion in politics.

This disconnect between personal faith and political support reflects a broader trend in conservative Christian circles. Griffith suggests that many white evangelicals have adopted a worldview that prioritizes political goals over traditional religious values.... (MORE - detials)

[Syne]

No, it's just that you back whoever will best forward your religious values, regardless of them personally representing your particular faith.
How a politician identifies could just be pandering, like whenever a Democrat claims to be religious.

[Magical Realist]

Such is the superficial favoritism of Christian voters, that only in so far as a man can be used as a tool for their theocratic agenda is he a good candidate, despite his history of sexually assaulting 24 women.

[Syne]

Such is the superficial animosity of leftist voters, that only insofar as a man can be used as a tool for their fear-mongering is he a good target, despite having no actual evidence of the accusations.

You know, aside from that survey not mentioning anything about SA, except maybe in your imagination.

[Magical Realist]

despite having no actual evidence of the accusations.

You know "grabbing women by the pussy" is sexual assault don't you?

[Syne]

When a woman is throwing herself at a man, it is not. There are many things in human sexual relations that are acceptable due to overtly tacit consent.

Maybe you've never experienced that.

[Magical Realist]

When a woman is throwing herself at a man, it is not.

No one said any woman was throwing herself at a man. Not even Trump. Just "you can grab em by the pussy." Trump has admitted to it and 24 women confirm it. It doesn't get any clearer than that.

[Syne]

If that weak excuse for reasoning works for you, good luck with that.