Evangelicals have not changed, they simply hid out after Scopes. They have always been Protestantism's useful idiots and the Southern variety created racism as virtue. In the north, White Evangelicals have been more mainstream and a bit more liberal, for example, the Disciples of Christ. As for Burke, he would make a great White Evangelical. I am not sure who co-opted whom. Ditto the Brooklyn Chancery.
There are actually activists on the Far Left who mean exactly what they say about defunding the police, which plays into the hands of the Far Right. At least on the Left, we temper the message. The Right messages the temper. Of course, with Trump, one can never be sure he is not playing to the base. Sometimes I wonder, especially when he mentions guns. My guess is that in reality, guns scare him.
In the modern world, we have realized that God is not the culprit of bad urban planning or enforcement. In the U.S., of course, the White Evangelicals would have blamed the LGBT community.
Fasting is about creating a physical manifestation of the need for God. It should not be used as a bribe.
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