The preachers he resembles

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Many observers are wondering how exactly Donald Trump is winning so much “evangelical” Christian support. Leaving aside definitional quibbles about the meaning of the term “evangelical,” why is this uber-worldly candidate doing so well among these and so many other Christians?
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I found my answer while watching Mr. Trump’s bizarre QVC/Trump Steak/Trump Vodka/Trump Doral news conference after his victories Tuesday night. I caught a glimpse of why so many Christians like Trump. My thesis: They like him just as they like the “evangelical” Protestant preachers that in some ways he resembles. They like him because he connects with the religious and cultural trends that these preachers represent.
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Intending no comprehensive comparison between Mr. Trump and the preachers I shall now name, here are a few points of resemblance:
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Whenever I hear Donald Trump “tells it like it is”:rolleyes:, my mind goes back to my blissfully ignorant days I spent in fundamentalism. So it comes as no great surprise Trump is popular with fundamentalists. His simplistic, “authoritive-sounding”, tough-guy, catch-phrase speeches appeal to people who hear it every Sunday.
I have no clue why he would appeal to Catholics. I hope rational minded Protestants will see him for the Carnival barker he is.
 
It’s an interesting theory. I mean his message is pretty simple and authoritative and most of the Evangelical services I’ve been to are pretty much the same when they present the scriptures. They tell you what they say, and how they should be interpreted and applied to life. There’s not much wiggle room.

As for why it might appeal to Catholics it really depends on what kind of Catholics it’s appealing to.
 
Padres1969 said:
It’s an interesting theory. I mean his message is pretty simple and authoritative and most of the Evangelical services I’ve been to are pretty much the same when they present the scriptures. They tell you what they say, and how they should be interpreted and applied to life. There’s not much wiggle room.

As for why it might appeal to Catholics it really depends on what kind of Catholics it’s appealing to.
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You must have been to some pretty tame services.
Donald Trump comes off as a ‘Billy Sunday’ to a lot of “fightin’ fundamentalists” in the South.
 
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