'Reacher' Leading Man Alan Ritchson Baffled by Religious Support of Donald Trump

[wonheaux]

Alan Ritchson on his distrust of former President Donald Trump: “Trump is a rapist and a con man, and yet the entire Christian church seems to be treat him like he’s their poster child and it’s unreal" https://t.co/j04uTpbnsS
- The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) April 10, 2024
During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter‘s Chris Gardner, Alan Ritchson

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[ladychips]

so far i have liked everything this man has to say

[shoopbabee]

right? i feel like watching his show in support even tho it's not really my type of show

[kushielsmercy13]

I already did this. I did actually enjoy it!

[ladychips]

omg your username, im about to start a re-read of the kushiel series

[stillingfleet]

As a Christian who is not American, YES. So bewildering.

[xpirate_queenx]

I don't know that I would solidly identify myself as "Christian" these days (I don't know what I am anymore), but I still think Jesus- as a person- was pretty rad. I literally cannot wrap my head around his most ardent, alleged followers doing the exact opposite of absolutely everything he stood for.

[bigirons]

sis they've been doing that for two thousand years

[spankmypirate]

The more I learned about Jesus as a person as opposed to the religious figure we were taught about at school, the more I learned to appreciate him as a human being

[martymcfly85]

One con supporting another con.

[benihime99]

"Trump is a rapist and a con man, and yet the entire Christian church seems to be treat him like he’s their poster child and it’s unreal. ...I don’t understand it."

I appreciate the sentiment, but considering how many rapists the church is protecting, maybe it shouldn't come as a surprise

[shimabukuro]

Idk maybe it’s because i had a very religious upbringing but i had no idea how bad some of my family members were until trump was elected.

[nemophilist]

“Christians today have become the most vitriolic tribe. It is so antithetical to what Jesus was calling us to be and to do,” he explains. It also upsets him that some Christians have so closely aligned with former President Donald Trump. “Trump is a rapist and a con man, and yet the entire Christian church seems to be treat him like he’s their poster child and it’s unreal. I don’t understand it.” His mother remains staunchly Catholic, but he quickly swats away any associations. “It’s worth saying that the atrocities that are happening in the church that are being actively covered up, even to this day with people not being held accountable, is repulsive,” he says, as the tenor of his voice changes. “I can’t for one second support the Catholic Church while there are still cardinals, bishops and priests being passed around with known pedophilic tendencies.”

[deerlike]

He sounds like a reasonable and thoughtful Christian person.

[spankmypirate]

As a lapsed Christian/Catholic I always appreciate it when those in the faith speak out like this

it's a small thing but yeah I appreciate it

[tralexora]

There needs to be a full-fledged coalition of Christian voices pushing back. I can't understand why this isn't more of a thing.