This article is total rubbish do you even know who the Brookings Institute are and the things they advocate?
Look up 'The Push to Persia', these are the people advocating for wars for Israel and American exceptionalism and even advocate a false flag terrorist attack on US shores blamed on Iran as a pretext to start war.

I'll tell you why this article is total garbage.
Point 1. It assumes that evangelicals believe that the Christopher Steel (PP) dosier / Russian narrative is true, which it is not.
Why dont you get your facts straight and look up Fusion GPS?
Do you not think evangelicals havent looked into it and doubt the story?
Point 2. Evangelicals know that Trump, like them is not perfect and they see him as a far better candidate and doing things more in their interests than Hillary Clinton or Democrats.
Supporting Trump over Clinton does not in any way challenge their religious views.

Finally you want a real story?
This is a story so big it's not just a real story but THE story.
It involves Clintons, the DNC and their IT professionals the Awan Brothers, but that is just the tip of the iceberg.
It's not easy to introduce you to this story because it's like 100 stories or individual investigations all connected and all into one.
The following article does not do it justice just how big this story is.
http://www.trunews.com/article/could-the-awan-schultz-scandal-bring-down-the-democratic-party

You can find out more here:
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/25/wasserman-shultzs-it-aide-arrested-trying-to-flee-the-country/
And also on the Youtube Channels 'George Webb' and 'Crowdsource the Truth' and on their website
http://truthleaks.org

Trump Fights Back.
http://www.trunews.com/article/house-asks-for-special-investigator-for-clinton-comey-lynch

The last thing I want to say is that 90% of the news you guys read is propaganda, based on narrative and conjecture to sell less informed individuals a ratings-based story.

Too often commenters quote people, organisations and NGO's they know little about.

Knows squat about social psychology is that what you are saying?

BTW, no-one is casting aspersions on 'veracity', that is you. However, do you call a plumber for your electrical?

Dear SteeleRedux,

Thank You for the link from Brookings. I am familiar
with their work and their reputation -
having worked at the Reference Department
of the University Library, at the University of Southern
California for many years. The Brookings Institution
is a nonprofit organisation engaged in nonpartisan study
of economic, governmental, and international issues and the
social sciences. Its purpose is to contribute to the
understanding of important problems in public policy. It
was founded in 1927 and its headquarters are in Washington,
D.C.

It is interesting indeed that White Evangelicals have
changed their opinions regarding morality and ethics.
I imagine that this change would not have occurred
under Bill Clinton or Hillary. They would be
considered too "Progressive." And Bill Clinton I'm sure
would have been condemned for his"scandalous" behaviour
by them.

However let us not forget
that those who voted for Donald Trump live predominantly
in the Mid-West - are White Evangelicals - and simply
look upon Trump as the man who's going to "Make America
Great Again." They want to bring back the so called
"glory" days of old. They're therefore willing to
forgive Trump everything. Until of course he stops delivering
on what he's promised them. Then it will become interesting
to see just how things will change.

Armchair Critic,

Our posts crossed. As you would appreciate, my post above was directed at SteelRedux.

of course personal morals or lack of define public performance and policy.Look at some of the deviants who designed ' safe' schools. In Canada one is in prison for child abuse.

Dear Foxy,

Yes it is interesting. I find it fascinating especially having Christian fundamentalist in-laws some of whom while being ardent Trumps supporters obviously do not live in mid-west USA.

So at least in an Australian context I am placing his support in the anti-Muslim court although I suspect this holds to a large degree in the US as well.

I recently challenged two of those in-laws on what Trump had done to improve things in the US managing to counter each one with facts until we got to the Muslim issue. His attempt to ban Muslims from certain countries was enthusiastically touted. Then one raised an point I had never heard before, that Trump had stopped Muslim prayer times in the White House which had brought proceedings to a halt 5 times a day amongst other similar transgressions. They were all bunkum of course.
http://www.snopes.com/trump-cancels-obamas-muslim-ritual/

Any open reader of the Old Testament is usually struck by how flawed the biblical characters are. There is probably a case to be made by them that Trump is also a vehicle for God's work although evangelists are normally most insistent that biblical figures like Abraham are extremely pious and God fearing.

Unfortunately it just seems on a very base level this is a case of modifying your ethics to embrace a man who you deem to be an enemy of your enemy. Hardly a 'Christian' stance.

I would love further elaboration from runner but I don't think we are going to get it. Pity.