The most supportive group of Christians is white evangelicals, with some polls showing the majority of this group are favorable toward the New York mogul. Many millions of American Christians have cast ballots for Trump. "A lot of the best activists and sources for getting people to engage have to marry actual thoughtful discussion with fun and entertainment," Karber said. He recently wrote and is making a "horror comedy musical." He also designs digital games, including one he did a year ago in which the player gets points for nurturing a Donald Trump pet that, regardless of what is done, continues to grow (in popularity points). Messerschmidt grew up in the Evangelical Lutheran church in Arkansas and went to a college affiliated with the denomination. He grew up in Arkansas, was raised in a Methodist church and attended Catholic school for nine years. And hopefully this quiz illustrates that," Karber said. The best argument for the Christian left is Donald Trump. While the quiz is obviously a critique of the GOP nominee, the pair see it also as a push back to the long-held notion that "the Christian right has really owned Christianity in politics. Among them was conservative commentator Erick Erickson (who did so without comment). People of various religious and political backgrounds have shared it. "My IQ is one of the highest - and you all know it! Please don't feel so stupid or insecure it's not your fault." Trump or Jesus? "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth." Trump or Jesus? People of various religious and political backgrounds took and shared the quiz, which the Los Angeles couple describe as a kind of parody - because the difference it creates is so stark. With an approach that's part political science, part satire, part modern-day advertising, the couple in a few days created - a sleek Web quiz that has been taken by 1.5 million people in the six days since it was launched last week. Karber, who is also a digital game designer, came up with an idea: a quiz. Or to imagine Trump saying, as Jesus is quoted in the Book of Matthew as saying: "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions."īut the pair of liberal Christians both grew up going to church and Christian schools - he, Catholic, her, Lutheran - and felt the concept behind the tweet was important. It was too difficult, they felt, to imagine Jesus saying something like: "If you see somebody getting ready to throw a tomato, knock the crap out of them," as Trump said at a February rally. Quickly, however, Messerschmidt and her boyfriend Greg Karber, who is also a writer, decided the concept was too abstract. "If any #Christians are on the fence about voting for just pick any Trump quote and try to imagine Jesus saying it." In late July, a comedy writer, Trump critic and Christian, Dani Messerschmidt, tweeted the following out of disgust:
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