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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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[–] QuaternionsRock@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

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 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

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 2 years ago

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