When my husband, writer David French, criticized Franklin Graham for political double standards, the backlash after his recent National Review article revealed the fallacy of the evangelical "lesser of two evils" voting strategy in 2016.
The American Family Association (AFA), a longtime "religious right" organization, used my husband's words as a fundraising ploy. "This character assassination [of Graham] by David French is unconscionable and should not be unchallenged," the AFA said on its website. The organization then asked people to take a stand with Graham by signing a petition. More than 50,000 people had done so as of Wednesday.
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