Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering. (Hebrews 13:3)Instead of standing up for victims, Baldwin makes a habit of deriding them and reserving his empathy for the "innocent" men accused. He left Twitter over backlash to comments about Harvey Weinstein and 'the culture of paying women for silence' (ONTD post), compared Dylan Farrow to the To Kill a Mockingbird charater who lied about her rape (ONTD post), and said it was "unfair and sad" that celebrities denounced Woody Allen (ONTD post).
Alec at the pearly gates:
Chuck Norris (Evangelical)
Norris makes no secret of his religious affiliation. He's (co-)authored several books about his life that focus on his faith, including Against All Odds: My Story. Like Alec Baldwin, he sides with predators.
He endorsed Roy Moore in his Alabama Senate race, claiming that "Judge Roy Moore is the real deal. He's tough, tested, and has a spine of steel. Alabama needs Judge Moore there doing what he's always done: fighting to protect our constitutional rights to life, religious liberty, and the freedom to protect ourselves and our families. And he will always put principle over politics."
No one who practices deceit will dwell in my house; no one who speaks falsely will stand in my presence. (Psalm 101:7)
Norris frequently spreads conservative propoganda, conspiracy theories, and anti-science rhetoric. His claims include that atheists are attempting to outlaw Christianity, that Barack Obama intentionally let undocumented immigrants into the country to bolster Democratic voting numbers, that the federal government plotted to take over Texas, and – of course – chemtrails. He is also a young Earth Creationist, an anti-vaxxer, and an opponent of genetically modified food.
I have to include his work for the National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools, too. He and his wife made a series of what seem to be VHS tapes about getting biblical education into public schools:
Donald Trump (Presbyterian)Though Trump tends to keep things vague (and often flubs basic questions anyone with a passing familiarity with Christianity could answer), he does claim to be a Christian.
In the book "he" wrote during the 2016 election,
Great Again, he says: "I think people are shocked when they find out that
I am Christian, that I am a religious person. They see me with all the surroundings of wealth, so they sometimes don't associate that with being religious. That's not accurate." (pssst ...
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. (Matthew 19:24))
But hoarding ill-gotten wealth is the least of Trump's sins.
Reclaiming Jesus is a manifesto written by two dozen faith leaders, including Michael Curry (the Anglican bishop who preached at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding), that warns of a “dangerous crisis of moral and political leadership at the highest levels of our government and in our churches." The writers go on to reject hallmarks of the Trump administration like the resurgence of white nationalism and the use of racial bigotry for political gain; misogyny, sexual misconduct and abuse; growing attacks on immigrants and refugees; reducing programs for the poor while cutting taxes for the rich; the normalisation of lying by the nation’s highest leaders; xenophobia; and environmental mismanagement.
Burn, baby, burn!
GCBs*Kristen Chenoweth (Baptist)Broadway superstar Kristen Chenoweth has been vocal about her faith and how it inspires her to live a kinder life: "I’m an actress and a singer and I’m also a Christian. We’re not all crazy right-wingers. I just want to be like Jesus, forgiving and loving and nonjudgmental, accepting of everyone even if they don’t agree."
Martin Sheen (Catholic)Emmy winner Martin Sheen, who returned to his faith after becoming seriously ill while filming
Apocalypse Now, chose his stage name to honor the theologian Fulton J. Sheen. He speaks well of other faiths and says of his own: "It doesn't really matter how much of the rules or the dogma we accepted and lived by if we're not really living by the fundamental creed of the Catholic Church, which is service to others and finding God in ourselves and then seeing God in everyone."
Mr. T (Evangelical)After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Mr. T gave away all his gold, saying, "As a Christian, when I saw other people lose their lives and lose their land and property... I felt that it would be a sin before God for me to continue wearing my gold."
*Good Christian bitches