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What happened to evangelicals moral compass?

Storny Daniels, a star of X-rated films, reportedly had an affair with President Donald Trump.
Storny Daniels, a star of X-rated films, reportedly had an affair with President Donald Trump. AP

Having watched the ultra-conservative Tony Perkins of the Family Resource Council in his defense of the vile, vulgar, despicable human being Donald Trump, it was made perfectly clear that as long as Trump pushes their right-wing agenda, he is welcomed in their evangelical tent.

As Perkins stated, Trump gets a “mulligan” on life. Eighty percent of evangelicals voted for Trump after the “Access Hollywood” tape. Now they’re staying with Trump through the porn-star debacle. It makes one wonder the moral compass by which evangelicals are guided.

Mulligans aren’t part of real golf. Neither are Perkins and Trump.

Bob Sutton

Springfield

This story was originally published January 26, 2018 at 8:08 PM with the headline "What happened to evangelicals moral compass?."

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