Exposing Christian hypocrisy is one of our culture’s most beloved pastimes. The game works on several levels. For one, outing Christians as hypocrites supposedly proves their faith is phony—or, depending on who’s playing, that the faith itself is phony.
For another, it somehow validates the exposer’s own position. You’re wrong, so I’m right. For unbelievers, it might justify their own lack of faith, resentment, or sinful proclivities. But Christians can play too. Look at what some religious conservatives do with, say, Martin Luther King Jr. Or progressives do with Constantine.
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