Reactionary Evangelicalism is more of a political machine than a religion. MAGA pastor Shane Vaughn recently made this clear, telling his followers to abandon all moral principles and blindly obey Trump’s every desire.
"Lay down your convictions. We don't need them right now. Lay down your principles."
This is how radicalized pretty much every Republican Evangelical has become. They’ve rejected ethics and morality in favor of power.
More on the history & theology here: https://flux.community/matthew-sheffield/2021/05/liz-cheney-epistemic-collapse-conservatism
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