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New York Times Blames Evangelical Christians for Coronavirus
Breitbart ^ | 3/27/2020 | joel pollak

Posted on 03/28/2020 11:29:51 PM PDT by bitt

The New York Times published an op-ed Friday that blamed evangelical Christians for the coronavirus pandemic.

The argument, by journalist and author Katherine Stewart, is that because religious voters supported Trump, that means he governs without regard for science.

Stewart also claims that Republicans, more than Democrats, are likely to deny science.

In her op-ed, titled “The Road to Coronavirus Hell Was Paved by Evangelicals,” she writes:

Donald Trump rose to power with the determined assistance of a movement that denies science, bashes government and prioritized loyalty over professional expertise. In the current crisis, we are all reaping what that movement has sown.

At least since the 19th century, when the proslavery theologian Robert Lewis Dabney attacked the physical sciences as “theories of unbelief,” hostility to science has characterized the more extreme forms of religious nationalism in the United States.

She then goes on to provide several quotes from pastors who pushed back against the idea of closing their churches.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: ac; again; antichristian; atheismandstate; atheistsupremacist; christians; coronavirus; evangelicals; katherinestewart; leftistbigot; persecution
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1 posted on 03/28/2020 11:29:51 PM PDT by bitt
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2 posted on 03/28/2020 11:30:02 PM PDT by bitt (forget the electric chair..we're gonna need electric bleachers!)
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I didn’t know Evangelical Christians were in control of Red China and Wuhan.


3 posted on 03/28/2020 11:34:18 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Dear Mr. Kotter, #Epsteindidntkillhimself - Signed, Epstein's Mother)
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To: bitt

Got any mustard for that pretzel logic?

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4 posted on 03/28/2020 11:34:19 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV)
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Katherine Stewart, ... Stewart also claims that Republicans, more than Democrats, are likely to deny science.

How many genders does science say there are? I thought that would shut you up, honey.

5 posted on 03/28/2020 11:34:51 PM PDT by TigersEye (MAGA - 16 more years! - KAG)
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To: bitt

Do you think the NYT realizes how idiotic they sound? I mean it’s got to be either an epic case of reality disconnect or they know it and they just dont care. Checkout line tabloids sound more plausible than they do.


6 posted on 03/28/2020 11:41:38 PM PDT by ThunderSleeps ( Be ready!)
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Brilliant. Another “deplorables / rubes” moment.

Nothing galvanizes a voter base like being insulted by elitoids.


7 posted on 03/28/2020 11:42:58 PM PDT by rfp1234 (Democratus Partitus Delendus Est)
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8 posted on 03/28/2020 11:48:54 PM PDT by timestax
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To: bitt

Democrats believe in science except for when it comes to history, economics, genetics, gender, sexuality, cultural studies etc.


9 posted on 03/28/2020 11:50:15 PM PDT by LukeL
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10 posted on 03/28/2020 11:55:21 PM PDT by timestax
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To: TigersEye
"Stewart also claims that Republicans, more than Democrats, are likely to deny science.
How many genders does science say there are? I thought that would shut you up, honey."

You win the internet 👍.

11 posted on 03/28/2020 11:56:35 PM PDT by Pajamajan ( Pray for our nation. Thank the Lord fr everything y have. Don't ? wait do it today.)
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12 posted on 03/28/2020 11:56:57 PM PDT by timestax
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13 posted on 03/28/2020 11:59:05 PM PDT by timestax
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To: bitt

And 80 years ago how many more Jews were murdered in the holocaust because the birdcage liner covered it up. They just are the atheist paper of no record


14 posted on 03/28/2020 11:59:23 PM PDT by BigEdLB (BigEdLB, Russian BOT, At your service)
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To: timestax

Well said!


15 posted on 03/29/2020 12:01:58 AM PDT by nutmeg (Mega prayers for Rush Limbaugh)
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16 posted on 03/29/2020 12:05:54 AM PDT by timestax
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To: bitt

If saying China virus = you want violence against Asians, blaming CV19 coming to America on Christians = you want to see violence against Christians.


17 posted on 03/29/2020 12:07:20 AM PDT by guitar Josh
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18 posted on 03/29/2020 12:09:17 AM PDT by timestax
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Hmm, op-ed rearranged spells dope.


19 posted on 03/29/2020 12:21:19 AM PDT by I Drive Too Fast
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He won the majority of the Catholic vote. I guess we don’t believe in science either.

Being called out by the times or Washington Post is a badge of honor


20 posted on 03/29/2020 12:21:27 AM PDT by dp0622 (Radicals, racists dont point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin to make ends meet)
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