Why do so many evangelical Christians support former President Donald Trump despite his decades of documented ungodly behavior?

An in-depth report from The Economist shows that it has a simple explanation: They believe that God personally appointed him to rule the United States.

In fact, the report cites a survey conducted by Denison University political scientist Paul Djupe that around 30 percent of Americans believe Trump “was anointed by God to become president.”

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    1 year ago

    Michigander here, following our court’s most recent ruling on permitting him on the ballot, I’m honestly relieved there won’t be protests at the polls in regard to that, but its been fun thinking of a bingo card for 2024