Yesterday, Peter Wehner wrote an excellent piece for The Atlantic (link here) about the literal Devil's bargain that evangelical so-called Christians made with Trump. Wehner was a speechwriter for three Republican Presidents (but not the current one).
Trump is the least Christian of any major American political figure in history. He has repeatedly, in front of many witnesses over a number of years, openly mocked evangelicals as soon as they're escorted out of his presence. He mocks evangelical Michael Pence, his Vice-President, openly to his face.
Yet they have embraced him because he has delivered what they want: conservative judges. They're so desperate to put Bible reading back in schools, to ban abortion, to outlaw same-sex marriage, to legalize overt LGBT discrimination, and to even criminalize LGBT sexual orientation that they literally embrace a man who has far more in common with Satan than with Jesus Christ.
They pretend not to notice this as they bask in his hate, his racism, his blasphemy, and his hypocrisy. This passage from Wehner is particularly on point:
"Moral character in public officials matters quite a lot when the public officials who morally fail are Democrats; it matters hardly at all when they are Republicans. If it’s a liberal who has crossed ethical lines, emphasize righteous conduct; if it’s a conservative, emphasize forgiveness and verses like 'Judge not lest you be judged.' If it’s Bill Clinton in the dock, savage him; if it’s Donald Trump, savage his critics."
In other words, be raging hypocrites.
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