Why the Christian Right has embraced Putin

NY Post ^ | 7/21/18 | Jeff Sharlet

[Libloather]

Last week’s arrest of Marina Butina, the 29-year-old operative who allegedly wielded sex as a weapon to spy for Russia, revealed not one but two channels into American power pursued by Russian intelligence. We’ve known for a while now that the Russians have attempted to use the NRA, and America’s love affair with guns, to shape the nation’s politics. But Butina’s other “backdoor” was more surprising: the faith community, which she infiltrated through the National Prayer Breakfast.

The annual National Prayer Breakfast dates back to 1953, and every US president since Eisenhower has regularly attended, along with much of Congress, foreign heads of state and high officials. Invitations to the seemingly bland event come on congressional letterhead.

And yet the breakfast is entirely organized by and funded through a private and deeply secretive Christian organization called the Fellowship, known by its innermost members as “The Family.”

[CrimsonTidegirl]

True, the Mexican Government is assisting Central American invaders.

But there are plenty of Mexican invaders too.

My point is that even though not all the migrants aren’t Mexicans, the Mexican Government are actively assisting them in illegally entering the US.

[joesbucks]

I don’t know about actively assisting as they aren’t hoisting them over the walls/fences or digging the tunnels under the walls/fences or giving the green light to wade across the Rio Grande, but they are apparently allowing passage through their country.

[Little Ray]

Some of us admire Putin ‘cause he’s ruthlessly pro-Russian the way we want an American President to be pro-American.
He also seems to be pro-Orthodox Church, in other words, pro-Christian.
Of course, him being a former KGB Colonel, is a bit of a downer.
But he plays in a dangerous arena. Nice people do NOT win power in Russia.