1/ Reza Aslan accurately described white Evangelical trumpers as a racist “doomsday cult” on #AMJoy today. Thread of quotes: “Some 81% of white Evangelicals voted for donald trump. That’s more white Evangelicals than voted for George W. Bush,who was actually a white Evangelical.”
2/ Reza Aslan: “67% of Evangelicals of color voted for Hillary Clinton. These are ppl who more or less believe the same things&hold the same theology, but just have a different skin tone. I don’t think we should pretend that the white part of the sentence doesn’t matter.” #AMJoy
3/ Reza Aslan: “There was this wonderful article in Christianity Today not long after the (2016) election that said, ‘White Evangelicals acted more white than Evangelical.’” #AMJoy
4/ Reza Aslan: “What I’m really worried about right now w/this pandemic is that what allows a cult to truly thrive is a sense of ‘siege.’ This worked in 2016 because trump told them, ‘Democrats are out to destroy churches and kill babies and take away your guns.’” #AMJoy
5/Reza Aslan:”We’re literally experiencing a sense of seige (due2COVID-19). This backlash you’re seeing from a lot of pastors2try2prove something by forcibly having these in-person services,defying authorities&medical advice is 2make some kind of point about their support4trump.”
6/ Reza Aslan: “This is the kind of behavior, this cult-like behavior (by primarily white Evangelical trumpers), that can lead2the deaths of thousands. It’s no longer just a cult of personality. It’s now becoming a doomsday cult.” Very powerful words. And no lies told. #AMJoy
