On November 8th, 2016, the religious right abandoned deeply-held principles in a desperate bid to regain the power and influence it had been hemorrhaging for decades. While they won the presidency, they also generated a cult-like devotion to a blustering, self-worshipping adulterer among a group historically opposed to such idolatry.
Was it worth it?
In his new book, The Immoral Majority: Why Evangelicals Chose Political Power over Christian Values, author and filmmaker Ben Howe argues that this abandonment of principles is a losing strategy—no matter the election outcome.
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