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When Lying is No Longer Wrong: Trump Has Warped America with the Blessing of the Evangelicals — A One-Way Ticket to Hell
The same group that claims moral superiority has turned a blind eye to dishonesty, embracing a brand of politics that threatens the very soul of the nation.
5 min readOct 1, 2024
When Lying is No Longer Wrong: Trump Has Warped America with the Blessing of the Evangelicals — A One-Way Ticket to Hell
There was a time when truth was a sacred tenet in American political discourse.
Leaders were held to a higher standard, and their word was not only a reflection of their policies but of their character. That time feels distant.
In today’s America, a disturbing cultural shift has emerged: the normalization of lying as a political strategy, exemplified by Donald Trump and, shockingly, endorsed by his most fervent supporters — Evangelical Christians. The same group that claims moral superiority has turned a blind eye to dishonesty, embracing a brand of politics that threatens the very soul of the nation.
