Editorial: How would Jesus vote?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

44% : EditorialIn a recent edition of the NPR talk show 1A, a panel of experts explored the psychology of Christian nationalism and why so many Americans are seduced into believing that these actions are godly, or even acceptable in a polite society -- and how they can revere a creature like Trump, the serial adulterer with a miles-long record of cheating his business partners, exploiting public resources and spewing lies about political rivals.
43% : None of it seems to matter to the subset of voters who see Trump as their golden idol -- capable of no wrong.
41% : They don't look at his personal history, but they see him as an anointed one sent from on high," Katherine Stewart, who recently wrote a book about the movement, told 1A.To question Trump is to question God.
25% : So within this mindset, it's important to understand they see Trump not so much as a politician.
18% : Since then, fact-checking organizations have documented thousands of outright lies -- while Trump cosied up to some of the world's cruelest and most oppressive regimes and stood by while a mob broke into the U.S. Capitol in pursuit of his attempt to steal the 2020 election.

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