The editor in chief of Christianity Today did not have to wait for the votes to be counted to publish his essay on Tuesday bemoaning what the Alabama Senate race had wrought.<br /><br />Whoever wins, “there is already one loser: Christian faith,” wrote Mark Galli, whose publication, the flagship of American evangelicalism, was founded 61 years ago by the Rev. Billy Graham. <br /><br />“No one will believe a word we say, perhaps for a generation. Christianity’s integrity is severely tarnished.”<br /><br />The sight of white evangelical voters in Alabama giving their overwhelming support to Roy S. Moore, the Republican candidate, despite accusations of racial and religious bigotry, misogyny and assaults on teenage girls, has deeply troubled many conservative <br />Christians, who fear that association with the likes of Mr. Moore is giving their faith a bad name. The angst has grown so deep, Mr. Galli said, that he knows of “many card-carrying evangelicals” who are ready to disavow the label.<br /><br />The evangelical brand “is definitely tarnished” by politicization from whatever side, Mr. Galli said on Wednesday. “No question about it.”<br /><br />Full story: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/14/us/alabama-evangelical-christians-moore.html<br /><br />SUBSCRIBE TO THE MIKE MALLOY YOUTUBE CHANNEL<br />ONE VIDEO A DAY...EVERY DAY<br />http://www.youtube.com/MikeMalloyVideo<br /><br />SUPPORT THE MIKE MALLOY YOUTUBE CHANNEL<br />http://tinyurl.com/MalloyChannelDonations<br /><br />MIKE MALLOY YOUTUBE CHANNEL PATREON PAGE<br />https://www.patreon.com/MikeMalloyShow<br /><br />VISIT THE MIKE MALLOY SHOW HOMEPAGE<br />http://www.mikemalloy.com/<br /><br />SUBSCRIBE TO AN AUDIO/VIDEO PODCAST<br />http://www.mikemalloy.com/register/
