Friday, October 21, 2016

Political evangelicals mixing church and state don't recognize they are in league with the Devil

David Brooks states in his editorial that "Moral capital is the set of of shared habits, institutions and values that make common life possible" and that "This year Trump is dismantling those restraints one by one." His declaring "Hillary must hate Catholics" at the Al Smith dinner was a particularly cringing, I can't watch this, moment which brings up the point that it's church leaders who are failing us most. Ralph Reed, a politically motivated evangelical, has yet to cede the point that Trump is the Devil, a not particularly artful one at that with his unconvincing last minute expedient conversions. Jerry Falwell Jr.'s unconditional support for Trump shows his father's moral force was just politically motivated and Liberty University is now a shameful place to seek a Christian education. The founding fathers separated church and state for a reason. Its mix this year has put us down a moral rat hole which makes clear why they did it, for the good of The Church and The State.

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