JUST USE A SMALL c

Some of the saner (and I use that word with a five pound bag of salt) white evangelicals are questioning what is going to happen to the evangelical wing of the faith in the wake of Trump and Moore. Well maybe you have thought of that about forty years ago when some of your more right wing followers pledged their loyalty to Reagan.

Once upon a time evangelical meant going out and spreading the word. Once upon a time in the late 1700's and 1800's it actually meant working for social change. The abolition of slavery, caring for the widows, orphans and prisoners, feeding the hungry, cleaning up the slums, improving working conditions. Even, oh be still my beating heart, supporting unions.

Once upon a time, back in the dark ages as Roman emperors were turned into gods proving you were a good Roman meant offering sacrifices to an image of the emperor honoring the emperor and his family. That's where many of the early martyrs came a cropper. They refused to make those sacrifices. Insisted they could be good citizens, just couldn't do that worshiping idols thing, ya know?

So what do we have now. Excuses for men who lie, cheat, steal, abuse teenagers and that's OK as long as they claim to be, well you know. Supposed, man I can't call them Christians, whatevers who insist you can't be a good citizen of this country unless you worship at their alters.

So, anybody care to tell that this is any different from the "good Romans?"

Just use a small c folks.