Christianophobia Cost Clinton the Campaign

GURPS

GURPS

INGSOC
PREMO Member
Christianophobia Cost Clinton the Campaign
How a thrice-married known adulterer with relatively little Bible knowledge received the largest percentage of the white evangelical vote in history


Why Did She Overlook Them? Christianophobia
It’s odd that a presidential candidate would ignore and dismiss such a large voting population as Clinton did. Why would she be so hesitant to treat white conservative Christians with respect? I believe that Christianophobia is the best explanation.

I have been studying Christianophobia — a highly intolerant form of antagonism toward Christians and Christianity — from the perspective of a sociologist for the past few years, and while I do not know if Clinton herself has Christianophobia, I am confident that many people in her political circle do. Those with this type of bigotry tend to be white, highly educated, politically progressive and wealthy — characteristics that are probably describe Clinton’s team.

Christianophobia Dehumanizes
Christianophobia dehumanizes Christians. In my academic research on this topic I encountered too many opinions from my respondents like, “I want them all to die in a fire” and “Would like to give them all a frontal lobotomy.” That kind of thinking represents a tendency not to see conservative Christians as fully human, and it’s one likely factor in Clinton’s choosing to ignore Christians.

Beyond this dehumanization, my research also uncovered a Christianophobic belief, held by many, that conservative Christians should not be allowed to participate in the public square. One respondent spoke for many by saying that “Christian Right people can do what they want in their churches and homes, but not in the public arena.” Couple that with other respondents’ opinions that Christians are irrational, bigoted, ignorant, childish, anti-science and backward thinking, and we have a strong case that people with Christianophobia want to keep conservative Christians locked out of serious political conversation.
 
Larry Gude

Larry Gude

Strung Out
Interesting piece until the end.

If Democrats and progressives do not want to hear “President Trump has been re-elected” four years from now, then perhaps they should recognize it’s time to purge the Christianophobic intolerance from among their leadership.
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I was wondering what the goal was, a celebration of Trump winning perhaps? The opportunity to coalesce around the winner and get some things they want done? As I understand it, it's a pleading to give Christians at least SOME reason to vote D because they're rather uncomfortable with having supported Trump.

The piece is totally correct that the left dehumanizes it's opponents but that's nothing special. The right does, too. But it seems to miss the main point; the D party, on the national level, does not want anything to do with Christians. The disdain is systemic and ongoing. Their current constituency, the religious group they do support is Muslims and their interests and mostly because Christians are concerned about them. Not sure how you make room for both in this case.
 
b23hqb

b23hqb

Well-Known Member
Simply put, people are afraid of themselves and what Christianity represents and preaches. So many simply avoid it at all costs just because they refuse to recognize the basic tenet of Christianity - that all have sinned, and unless they repent and come to Jesus as their savior in their heart, they will be lost for eternity.

That scares so many "educated" people that they simply attack Christianity. They just cannot accept the fact that there is Someone greater than them, and that Someone has the gall to call them out.

Simply put. :buddies:
 
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