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30 Percent of Americans Believe Trump Appointed President by God (www.rawstory.com)
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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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[-] jacksilver@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I was able to find what I think is the original source: https://religioninpublic.blog/2019/11/25/was-donald-trump-anointed-by-god-are-all-presidents-anointed-by-god/

It was a survey of 1000 protestant Christians (in 2019) and they found that 30% of those surveyed, who went to church once a week, thought Trump was appointed by God. So terrible reporting all around.

Why I believe this is the original source is the article in the link is by the professor referenced in the original article/economist.

[-] QuaternionsRock@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

This source linked under “Djupe and Burge 2019” in my original comment :-)

It is also cited directly in Djupe’s Cambridge publication that OP posted.

[-] jacksilver@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Ah, I didn't see that initially. However, it doesn't change the fact that the study was terribly misquoted, and when looking at the original publication I didn't see the same stats shared in the blog post that were being quoted. Overall, it seems like a game of telephone was played with wrong numbers and implications being published.

[-] QuaternionsRock@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Yeah, that’s my conclusion as well. I suppose we’ll see what the editors have to say.

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