Marco Rubio's Catholic to LDS to Catholic journey really has nothing at all to connect him to an Evangelical label.
But then we've seen how the "Tea Party" grew, flourished and prospered before it was mimicked and maligned and eventually, when it no longer had anything left to exploit, it was thrown under the bus.
Evangelicalism is a “movement?” I thought it was just Christianity.
We pastafarians have these instead:
The Eight “I’d Really Rather You Didn’ts”
In the beginning
1.I’d Really Rather You Didn’t Act Like A Sanctimonious, Holier-Than-Thou Ass When Describing My Noodly Goodness. If some people don’t believe in me, that’s okay. Really. I’m not that vain. Besides, this isn’t about them so don’t change the subject. OK?
2.I’d Really Rather You Didn’t Use My Existence As A Means To Oppress, Subjugate, Punish, Eviscerate, And/Or, You Know, Be Mean To Others. I don’t require sacrifices and purity is for drinking water, not people.
3.I’d Really Rather You Didn’t Judge People For The Way They Look, Or How They Dress, Or The Way They Talk, Or, Well, Just Play Nice, Okay? Oh, and get this in your thick heads: Woman = Person. Man = Person. Samey-Samey. One is not better than the other, unless we’re talking about fashion. Then, I’m sorry, but I gave that to women and some guys who know the difference between teal and fuchsia.
4.I’d Really Rather You Didn’t Indulge In Conduct That Offends Yourself, Or Your Willing, Consenting Partner Of Legal Age AND Mental Maturity. As for anyone who might object, I think the expression is, “ Go f*** yourself,” Unless they find that offensive in which case they can turn off the TV for once and go for a walk for a change.
5.I’d Really Rather You Didn’t Challenge The Bigoted, Misogynist, Hateful Ideas Of Others On An Empty Stomach. Eat, Then, go after the B******.
6.I’d Really Rather You Didn’t Build Multimillion-Dollar Churches/ Temples/Mosques/Shrines To My Noodly Goodness When The Money Could Be Better Spent (take your pick) 1.Ending Poverty,
2.Curing Diseases,
3.Living In Peace, Loving With Passion, And Lowering The Cost Of Cable.
4.Creating large amounts of vigorously-pulsating sex machines.
â—¾I might be a complex-carbohydrate, omniscient being, But I enjoy the simple things in life. I ought to know. I AM the Creator.
7.I’d Really Rather You Didn’t Go Around Telling People I Talk To You. You’re not that interesting. Get over yourself. And, I told you to love your fellow man. Can’t you take a hint?
8.I’d Really Rather You Didn’t Do Unto Others As You Would Have Them Do Unto You If You Are Into, Um, Stuff That Uses A Lot Of Leather/Lubricant/Las Vegas. If the other person is into it, however (Pursuant To #4), then have at it. Take Pictures. But for the love of Mike, wear A CONDOM! Honestly, it’s a piece of rubber. If I didn’t want it to feel good when you did it, I would have added spikes or something.
RAmen.
Respectfully.....the folks I know just want their country back.
Evangelical is a pretty vague word that seems to have an ever shifting meaning according to all who use it and how they want to use it.
If the Evangelical support was solid for Cruz, you would speaking a different story.
The article makes good points about the “home worship” evangelicals vs. the ones that show up for service regularly.
I think sprinkled in here heavily are also a segment of evangelicals that were probably happy to throw in with Cruz, but after Iowa, don’t feel comfortable associating with a candidate who claims the mantle of “Christian representative in politics” and then jumped right into the mud when the voting started. Cruz captured a full 1/3 of the “dirtiest campaign” label in SC, second only to Trump. I think if Cruz’s campaign manager had committed to staying above-board, or he had fired or demoted him after IA, Cruz’s showing in SC would have been much, much better. Maybe even the 10 points or more needed to win.
I looked up the numbers, and Trump got 34% of Evangelicals while Cruz got 26% and Rubio got 21% and the others got 19%. So, 66% of Evangelicals DIDN’T vote for Trump.
Trump got the nod from Franklin Graham. To coin a phrase, It was Yuuugggge! Also, most of us realize we are all sinners. Hate the sin, not the sinner.
Gee, ya think?
That's what cracks me up about the "Evangelical vote". There's really no such thing.
I was disappointed in the “evangelicals” of South Carolina, but in a recent sermon Dr Jeffress stated that over 50% of “evangelicals” believe that there are many ways to get to Heaven! There is only ONE way, so a whole bunch of evangelicals are phony Christians. I think those were the ones voting for Robespierre Trump.
Christian's are routinely mocked and ridiculed in the MSM & Hollywood.
A President that says he's a Christian, when corrected, but acts just the opposite.
I don’t really agree with the Rubio supporter description. I think many are for open borders, not secure borders. I think they tend to be emotional, social gospel types. I also think they are fine with lies so long as it serves their “higher” goal of being “nice” to everyone.
Cruz needs to dial back the Elmer Gantry act.
His speeches are a turn-off to anyone not currently part of this “true red” subset. (I just heard the audio and in my minds eye I could picture Jim and Tammy Faye).
No it isn’t revealing any fault lines. The pollster’s identify evangelicals by their answers to questions. Those questions are by no means a valid way to ID evangelicals. Self-identification by pollsters is worse.
What they will discover if they reach out across evangelical lines is that evangelicals had at least as many different flavors as there were denominations.
Evangelicals want to vote for people who are in line with their Christian beliefs. At first, they were persuaded that that Cruz was the best of the bunch in that respect. As he boasted to his followers, he is the “face of Christ.”
But as they watched him over the next few weeks, it became more and more evident that he is a sleazy cheater and liar, with no principles at all.
Regrettably, Evangelicals can easily be fooled for a while. But eventually, they catch on.
This is really dumb to me. Evangelicals IMO vote for whomever they choose. They are not voting for the “most evangelical”. Those were the old days.
We go to a huge church that is really quite incredible - White, Black and Hispanic and even Koreans want to come. Now this is an Evangelical, Bible preaching church. If you think they are all going to vote for the same guy, you are dreaming.
We vote for the best person for the office, regardless of religion. And each person has their own opinion of who that is.
Evangelicals turned off by Cruz Family Values? Shouldn’t be a surprise since nobody but Cruzies believe the path to the Lord is through sleazy Goldman Sachs.