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2016-08-07T05:00:43-06:00

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Trump is going to lose the election. And Trump will make us pay. (HINT: It’s Trump’s Version of Hitler’s “scorched earth” Policy) Here’s How to Stop Him Taking Revenge on America

Last updated on: August 7, 2016 at 5:00 am By Frank Schaeffer

Tell a large group of not-terribly-bright heavily armed angry white men (prone to belief in alternative “information” and conspiracy theories) that the election of their candidate is being stolen by a rigged system… and what could possibly go wrong? Put it this way: if violence against women increases in domestic abuse cases around the loss of a favorite NFL team- just imagine the day after Trump loses. As an article on domestic abuse noted in Time: In a comprehensive survey of... Read more

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2016-08-04T07:37:33-06:00

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Who Will Go Door-to- Door For Trump… And Would Anyone in Their Right Mind Open Their Door?!

Last updated on: August 4, 2016 at 7:37 am By Frank Schaeffer

Can you imagine a Trump get out the vote door-to-door effort? Neither can I. Picture the average screaming angry white male speaking in short angry fact-free sentences threatening to punch the homeowner in the face who dares to disagree. For instance here’s the typical subtle Trump-style “pitch” a Trump supporter might be expected to make to any mom he runs across against open carry of guns that Trump supports. As the Republican National Convention gathered in downtown Cleveland to celebrate... Read more

2016-08-07T05:01:46-06:00

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TRUMP MUST BE STOPPED–WATCH this shocking raw, unfiltered 3 min video of Trump supporters’ anti-American un-American “beliefs”

Last updated on: August 7, 2016 at 5:01 am By Frank Schaeffer

(photo YouTube) After a year of covering the hate rallies of Trump, The New York Times just released a raw, unfiltered glimpse of the beliefs of Trump’s supporters. They are just what you’d expect given who their leader is. Still this is shocking. Back in the day when I was in the religious right I was at Reagan meetings and rallies. How shocked he’d have been if anything like this happened at his rallies. Truly the GOP is now a profoundly and proudly... Read more

2016-08-04T13:08:37-06:00

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Here’s my 6 Min Video Rant (now on YouTube) that 1 MIllion Views on my FB page: Let me Explain Why I Believe in Hillary Clinton for President

Last updated on: August 4, 2016 at 1:08 pm By Frank Schaeffer

My STOP-Trump/elect Hillary (rant) now has One Million views (and over 3000 comments) on my FB page. Please STOP TRUMP and make this YouTube post of my video go viral. Please share. Here’s a transcript: “Let me Explain Why I Believe in Hillary Clinton for President” By Frank Schaeffer Hi my name is Frank Schaeffer. And I have been on a roller coaster of a journey when it comes to politics, faith and a lot of other things. About the only... Read more

2016-07-30T09:25:30-06:00

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Tim LaHaye is dead but his apocalyptic fact-free “vision” of an alienated alternative and utterly destructive “reality” lives on in the candidacy of Donald Trump

Last updated on: July 30, 2016 at 9:25 am By Frank Schaeffer

(photo YouTube) Donald Trump is Tim LaHaye’s true heir. LaHaye is dead. Dystopian fantasy lives on. Only now it is America that’s to be “left behind” as Trump raptures believers and non-believers alike to a hell of our own making. LaHaye’s fact-free “vision” of an alienated alternative and utterly destructive “reality” lives on in the candidacy of Donald Trump. Jerry Jenkins and Tim LaHaye’s Left Behind series of sixteen novels represents everything that is most deranged about religion and is... Read more

2016-07-29T06:15:17-06:00

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Please take 10 min and watch my Friend Reverend William Barber Tell the Truth at the Democratic National Convention

Last updated on: July 29, 2016 at 6:15 am By Frank Schaeffer

photo CNN On the final night of the Democratic National Convention, the Reverend Dr. William Barber II broke through our cynicism. He took us above, past the Trumpian/moronic insults. His soaring speech was a call to action for humanity. WATCH! PLEASE! Frank Schaeffer is a writer. His latest book —WHY I AM AN ATHEIST WHO BELIEVES IN GOD: How to give love, create beauty and find peace Available now on Amazon Follow Frank on Twitter www.twitter.com/frank_schaefferSee Frank’s paintings http://www.frankschaefferart.com/Follow Frank on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/frank.schaeffer.16 Contact Frank at http://www.frankschaeffer.com Read more

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2016-07-26T14:46:57-06:00

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Take it From this Ex-Fundamentalist: Listen-up Bernie Worshipers (Seemingly Working to Elect Trump) There are No Political Messiahs

Last updated on: July 26, 2016 at 2:46 pm By Frank Schaeffer

Please WATCH my 4 min “answer” (such as it is) to the Bernie Sanders cult, note– NOT to Bernie, whom I respect but to some of his unhinged followers who are (seemingly) effectively working for Trump and Vladimir Putin. Politics is about paradox and imperfection, not various forms of Jesus Saves… Take it from me as an ex-fundamentalist: I know the stink of fundamentalist certainty addiction from the inside. Been there, done that! People who want everything will always... Read more

2016-07-25T04:38:18-06:00

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White Christian America sees Donald Trump as their modern Moses

Last updated on: July 25, 2016 at 4:38 am By Frank Schaeffer

“White Christian America sees Donald Trump as their modern Moses” writes Steven Rosenfeld in an important AlterNet article: “Threatened to the Core by Fading Power and Demographics, White Christian America is Going All in on Trump.” That’s the takeaway of pollsters who specialize in tracking religion and American life and were initially startled as Trump beat a handful of preachers or their sons in the early primaries, namely Scott Walker and Ted Cruz. It’s what’s behind new polls finding that... Read more

2016-07-24T12:53:07-06:00

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In case you missed this, trust me it’ll be a classic. Enjoy! Watch “Late Night” host Seth Meyers dissecting Mike Pence’s “relationship” with Trump

Last updated on: July 24, 2016 at 12:53 pm By Frank Schaeffer

(Photo YouTube) The segment is less a look at just Pence, than a disemboweling of Trump’s ego as on full insane display on “60 Minutes.” Trump repeatedly talks over his “running mate” to the point that if they’d been on a date Pence would have thrown a glass of wine in Trump’s face and left the table (or bed). Enjoy! Frank Schaeffer is a writer. His latest book —WHY I AM AN ATHEIST WHO BELIEVES IN GOD: How to give love, create beauty and find peace Available... Read more

2016-07-23T10:53:16-06:00

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Did Jerry Falwell Jr Watch the Multiple and Disgusting Howard Stern/Trump Interviews (or Know that Trump is accused of Child rape) BEFORE Endorsing Him?

Last updated on: July 23, 2016 at 10:53 am By Frank Schaeffer

(YouTube photo) In the 1980s when I was myself in the religious right I preached from Jerry Falwell’s pulpit. I preached on family values. My how times have changed! Trump was endorsed by Jerry Falwell’s son. Trump represents a specific modern sexual predator personality type. Trump’s proclamation: “Women, you have to treat ‘em like shit,” makes me ask: Did Jerry Falwell Jr. and all those other evangelicals who back Trump endorse him because they hate women too? …Or are Falwell and company just stupid? When... Read more

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