For Alabama Christians, Governor Bentleys Downfall Is a Bitter Blow

[guillaumeb]

From the article:

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — As governor, Robert Bentley would quote the Bible before the Alabama Legislature and say that God had elevated him to the State Capitol. In his dermatology practice, in the city where he was a Baptist deacon, he sometimes witnessed to patients. And when he was a first-time candidate for statewide office, his campaign headquarters were often filled with volunteers from local churches.
This is a state that knows well how mixing faith and politics can lead to disappointment. When Mr. Bentley on Monday resigned from office and pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors in the wake of the sex scandal that ended his 50-year marriage, his downfall reflected both enduring and contemporary challenges for evangelical voters.......

“The idea that moral hypocrisy hurts you among evangelical voters is not true, if you’re sound on all of the fundamentals,” said Wayne Flynt, an ordained Baptist minister and one of Alabama’s pre-eminent historians. “Being sound on the fundamentals depends on what the evangelical community has decided the fundamentals have become. At this time, what is fundamental is hating liberals, hating Obama, hating abortion and hating same-sex marriage.”

Harsh, but difficult to refute.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/11/us/alabama-governor-robert-bentley-sex-scandal.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

[Moostache]

1. So to recap...

Good "Christian" = Must Hate women, minorities (ethnic and sexual identity) and especially 'liburls'...
Bad "Christian" = anyone else.

[guillaumeb]

2. Perhaps for the evangelicals who are being described.

At least in the opinion of the person quoted.

[Thomas Hurt]

3. Christians, like all human beings...

are susceptible to hypocrisy.........maybe more so when you are a fundamentalist.

[guillaumeb]

6. True. A human condition. eom

[appleannie1943]

4. Fundys have a way of overlooking or forgiving all known sins as long as someone praises God in every

sentence they utter. A man could say "Praise God you are willing" and the rest would hallelujah.

[guillaumeb]

7. Many are apparently willing to overlook things, but only if a GOP member

is the guilty party.

[appleannie1943]

10. Their pastors tell them God sent the GOP to save them. They are the chosen ones.

[Wednesdays]

5. They'll never learn...

Every generation there's a new one.

[guillaumeb]

8. True. Trump is the 2016 version.

[Comatose Sphagetti]

9. For evangelical trump supporters

to say anything about morality is hypocrisy at its finest.

[guillaumeb]

11. Or unintended irony.

But Trump can be forgiven if he chooses to recognize his error.