crossball, To the first one, screw Pat Robertson, as, as the article says at the bottom, irrespective of what 'Haiti deserved the devastation as they had a pact with the devil' Robertson thinks about Trump's NE Syria gift to Putin, he and his fellow Bible devotees will always vote for Trump because they are prisoners of the 'gift from God' delusion as much as Trump is.
The 2nd one is a good one as it adds more CBN background beef to so much we have seen here before.
How Pat Robertson's Christian TV empire created a "shadow government" — and led to Donald Trump
Former Christian broadcaster Terry Heaton on how "The 700 Club" pushed the Republican Party toward Donald Trump
Chauncey DeVega August 29, 2019 12:00PM (UTC)
Last week Donald Trump shared a message on Twitter from a racist conspiracy theorist proclaiming that he, the president, was viewed by Jewish people as the “Second Coming of God” and the “King of Israel.”
Beyond personal grandiosity, Trump’s endorsement of his status as the “Second Coming” and the “King of Israel” were important signals to his two most loyal groups of supporters.
Christian nationalists, evangelicals, "reconstructionists" and "dominionists" support Donald Trump because they see him as a means of overturning the U.S. Constitution and its rules separating church and state, with the ultimate goal of creating a Christian theocracy. Trump’s racist supporters are buoyed and encouraged by his sharing (another) message from a member of their movement. Collectively, these Trump supporters are eager to put an end to America’s multiracial democracy.
Terry Heaton was a television news executive for the Christian Broadcasting Network during the 1980s, where he worked primarily on "The 700 Club," its signature news and talk show. Heaton also served as one of Pat Robertson's advisers during his 1988 presidential campaign.
Terry Heaton is also the author of several books including his most recent, "The Gospel of Self: How Pat Robertson Stole the Soul of the GOP."
I spoke to Heaton recently about how and why right-wing evangelical Christians have come to worship and love Donald Trump, a man who is an unapologetic sinner. Heaton also offers insights on the direct connection between evangelical-oriented media such as his former employer at CBN, Christian nationalism, Fox News and Donald Trump’s conquest of the Republican Party and its voters. Heaton also warns about the power and influence of Robertson and his “shadow government” of right-wing evangelicals, who have waged a decades-long campaign to overthrow secular democracy in America.
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