In a scathing op-ed, LGBTQ Nation Heroes nominee Melissa Gira Grant urges us to ask ourselves how we didnā€™t see someone like Johnson comingā€¦

  • El Barto@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Iā€™ve said this before: in the country I was born and raised (90% Catholic, I must say), evangelicals were seen as nutjobs and the majority didnā€™t pay attention to what they said. Given that itā€™s a Spanish speaking country, they are called ā€œevangĆ©licos.ā€

    It recently dawned on me that American evangelicals are evangƩlicos. How the fuck would anyone listen to those fucks?!

    EvangĆ©licos are not Christian in my view. EvangĆ©licos have always been religious fanatics not to be listened to. Theyā€™re below the deranged homeless person spouting bullshit in the corner - except that I feel empathy for that homeless person.