{"id":50469,"date":"2017-02-21T10:27:15","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T15:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/donald-trump-has-single-handedly-brought-the-religious-right-back-from-the-dead\/"},"modified":"2017-02-21T10:27:15","modified_gmt":"2017-02-21T15:27:15","slug":"donald-trump-has-single-handedly-brought-the-religious-right-back-from-the-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/donald-trump-has-single-handedly-brought-the-religious-right-back-from-the-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump has single-handedly brought the religious right back from the dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Donald Trump has single-handedly brought the religious right back from the dead<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/2017\/02\/2015-12-08-1449591417-170352-DonaldTrump.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/2017\/02\/2015-12-08-1449591417-170352-DonaldTrump.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1250\" height=\"703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/2017\/02\/2015-12-08-1449591417-170352-DonaldTrump.png 1250w, https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/2017\/02\/2015-12-08-1449591417-170352-DonaldTrump-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/2017\/02\/2015-12-08-1449591417-170352-DonaldTrump-670x377.png 670w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As the Trump administration continues to rack up\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerty.com\/10-shockingly-awful-quotes-donald-trumps-black-history-month-speech-20170201\">outrage<\/a> upon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerty.com\/donald-trumps-disastrous-first-week-potus-told-memes-20170130\">outrage<\/a>, it\u2019s easy to lose sight of the long-term implications of his presidency. A lot of attention has been paid to Trump\u2019s debt to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerty.com\/donald-trump-wants-turn-religious-right-loose-20160909\">conservative evangelicals<\/a>,\u00a0such as Jerry Falwell Jr.,\u00a0especially those leaders who stood by him at the low points in his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s worth noting that if the religious right is riding high now under Trump, had he lost, the group would have been in complete disarray. There was<a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerty.com\/5-shocking-critics-family-values-hypocrites-standing-trump-20161022\"> a bitter split among leaders <\/a>about Trump\u2019s fitness for the presidency. Moreover, throughout the campaign, there was clear signs that conservative evangelical leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/right-turn\/wp\/2016\/10\/13\/the-christian-right-is-divided-just-like-the-gop\/?utm_term=.aeb0da242eda\">were divided not just about Trump <\/a>but about their role in politics and in particular the merits of replaying the culture wars. If Trump had lost, there would have been <a href=\"http:\/\/nymag.com\/daily\/intelligencer\/2016\/10\/why-trump-could-speed-the-death-of-the-christian-right.html\">a struggle over direction<\/a> comparable to the debate that progressives are now facing.<\/p>\n<p>Of course (and to our great misfortune), Trump didn\u2019t lose. Instead of struggling with their waning influence, the religious right is poised to wield unprecedented power in government and policy. While Trump couldn\u2019t tell the difference between a communion wafer and a Triscuit, he does recognize loyalty and rewards it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are six ways that Trump has made a downpayment to the religious right for their support\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Neil Gorsuch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The choice of Gorsuch as Trump\u2019s Supreme Court nominee has<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/articles\/2017\/01\/31\/trump-s-supreme-court-pick-is-payoff-to-the-religious-right.html\"> evangelical leaders doing cartwheels,<\/a>\u00a0even if they grumbled when the story that he congratulated a friend\u00a0on his same <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> wedding. The idea of stealing a seat from Obama and ensuring that the Court still tilted to the right was the reason why many evangelicals stood by Trump. If the Senate approves his nomination, Gorsuch, 51, will be the gift that keeps on giving for decades to come.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Cabinet choices<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no unifying thread among Trump\u2019s Cabinet members, but a large subgroup have close ties to the religious right. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerty.com\/al-franken-challenges-betsy-devos-million-antigay-donations-20170118\">Betty DeVos<\/a>\u00a0has given buckets of money to antigay causes. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.queerty.com\/tag\/rick-perry\">Rick Perry<\/a> ran a 2012 presidential campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerty.com\/rick-perry-wasting-taxpayer-money-and-praising-jeebus-will-help-my-sagging-poll-numbers-and-the-global-recession-20111207\">steeped in homophobia.\u00a0<\/a>Ben Carson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerty.com\/ben-carson-says-you-should-be-careful-anti-gay-bakers-dont-poison-your-wedding-cake-20150127\">launched his political career <\/a>by trashing <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gays<\/a>. Jeff Sessions is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerty.com\/brief-history-incoming-attorney-general-jeff-sessions-horrific-antigay-record-20161118\">reflexively homophobic.\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0And that\u2019s just a few members of the Cabinet. There are plenty more, to say nothing of the country\u2019s first religious right\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerty.com\/mike-pences-seven-viscously-homophobic-moments-theres-lot-choose-20160720\">Vice President Mike Pence.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. His other appointees<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump is filling his administration with hard-core members of the religious right. His choice to head the Justice Department\u2019s Civil Rights Division, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arktimes.com\/ArkansasBlog\/archives\/2013\/10\/07\/the-bad-huckabee-like-father-like-daughter-on-gay-marriage\">John Gore,<\/a> was the attorney defending North Carolina\u2019s repulsive HB2 law. Falwell Jr. will <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2017\/02\/02\/politics\/jerry-falwell-jr-donald-trump-education-task-force\/\">lead Trump\u2019s education task force. <\/a>Mike Huckabee\u2019s daughter,<a href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/2017\/01\/19\/media\/sarah-huckabee-sanders-donald-trump\/\"> Sarah Huckabee-Sanders<\/a>, is a deputy communications offer. Huckabee-Sanders ran a group <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arktimes.com\/ArkansasBlog\/archives\/2013\/10\/07\/the-bad-huckabee-like-father-like-daughter-on-gay-marriage\">attacking\u00a0Liz Cheney\u00a0for supporting marriage equality<\/a> during her 2012 Congressional campaign, even though she was against it. The administration has been slow to populate open positions, but given the track record so far, we\u2019re in no hurry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Making white Christian nationalism a core principle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A rigorous political theorist, Trump is not. But there is a guiding principle emerging in the administration, thanks to the power that former Breitbart head Steve Bannon has amassed as Trump\u2019s number one advisor. Bannon views the world through the ludicrous lens\u00a0of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/plum-line\/wp\/2017\/02\/01\/steve-bannon-is-the-most-powerful-person-in-the-trump-white-house-that-should-terrify-us\/?utm_term=.fd2742916d82\">white Christianity locked in a war with radical Islam.\u00a0<\/a>A lot of attention has been paid to his focus on Islam, thanks to the Muslim travel ban. But the Christianity part is equally scary, particularly in a nation where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerty.com\/marriage-equality-succeeds-in-states-where-religion-matters-less-20130509\">being secular means you are far more likely to be pro-gay.\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0The religious right knows just what it means, though. That\u2019s why Trump made a point of stressing that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/articles\/2017\/01\/29\/fact-checking-president-donald-trump-on-false-christian-refugee-stats.html\">Christians will be given favored status<\/a> under the travel ban.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Repealing the Johnson Amendment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Right now, thanks to a law that Lyndon Johnson introduced when he was a Senator, nonprofits can\u2019t engage in political activity. Trump wants to \u201ctotally destroy\u201d the measure, which would <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/02\/03\/513187940\/the-johnson-amendment-in-five-questions-and-answers\">allow churches to spend money they collect on political campaigns.<\/a> No wonder that far-right groups like <a href=\"https:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/the-800-pound-gorilla-of-the-christian-right-89b8cfca7051#.gpo341x78\">Alliance Defending Freedom<\/a> are gung-ho for its repeal. If you think it\u2019s bad now, imagine how much worse it will be when pastors can start throwing money around as well. Of course it will open the doors for liberal pastors to do the same, marking the start of the religious fundraising wars at a time when denominations should surely be focusing on helping the needy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Access for Christian media<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Where did Trump turn to talk about his Muslim ban? <a href=\"http:\/\/www1.cbn.com\/thebrodyfile\/archive\/2017\/01\/27\/brody-file-exclusive-president-trump-says-persecuted-christians-will-be-given-priority-as-refugees\">Pat Robertson\u2019s Christian Broadcasting Network.\u00a0<\/a>The White House has decided that the mainstream media is, in Bannon\u2019s words,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/01\/26\/business\/media\/stephen-bannon-trump-news-media.html\"> \u201cthe opposition party.\u201d <\/a>(Which is true, in the sense that the media is opposed to lies.) That means that friendly outlets are going to be Trump\u2019s preferred vehicle. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/acts-of-faith\/wp\/2017\/02\/01\/thrilled-with-trumps-supreme-court-pick-heres-what-evangelicals-want-next\/?utm_term=.84ad062927bb\">Jerry Falwell Jr. is boasting<\/a> that Trump is paying attention to the Christian media, who in turn can boost Trump on their programs and social media accounts.<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/queerty2?a=U3iUSoAO0f8:SjJjdg3ZYSQ:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/queerty2?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/queerty2?a=U3iUSoAO0f8:SjJjdg3ZYSQ:dnMXMwOfBR0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/queerty2?d=dnMXMwOfBR0\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerty.com\/donald-trump-single-handedly-brought-religious-right-back-dead-20170221?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+queerty2+%28Queerty%29\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.queerty.com\/donald-trump-single-handedly-brought-religious-right-back-dead-20170221?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+queerty2+%28Queerty%29<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump has single-handedly brought the religious right back from the dead As the Trump administration continues to rack up\u00a0outrage upon outrage, it\u2019s easy to lose sight of the long-term implications of his presidency. 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