by Rev. Dr. William J. Barber and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
Many of President Donald Trump’s critics have raised concerns in
recent weeks about his alleged affair with porn star Stormy Daniels. If
the revelations are true, Trump’s infidelity is a serious matter between
him, his God and his spouse.
Quickly, so-called white
evangelicals rushed to defend the president, urging the nation to
“forgive” and move on. “All these things were years ago,” Jerry Falwell,
Jr. told CNN. Another stalwart of Trump’s faith advisors, Tony Perkins, told Politico he and others are willing to give the president a "mulligan" on issues of personal morality because he champions an evangelical agenda.
It
is easy to point out the hypocrisy of men who have cried so loudly
about character in public leadership, only to defend a man who has spent
his life flaunting conventional morality. But the truth is, America has
had to give every president a mulligan on some personal failing or
another. If Trump’s pastoral advisors want to forgive him, that is their
right. Infidelity generally has its own consequences.
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Source: NBC News
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