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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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[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Oh it's wrong. According to the actual study you get to 30 percent in a certain part of protestantism. At "weekly church going Protestants" it's only 21 percent. So you have to goose the numbers by asking if they hold a conservative belief before you even get the number used for headline. And saying "of Americans" is a straight up lie.

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