Albert the Pious, garbed in the armor of Jesus, gingerly tries to say a few kind words on behalf of his buddy Russ without drawing any attention to, you know, himself.
As the world turns… So the presumptive Republican nominee attacks an evangelical leader on Twitter, by name. Welcome to 2016 folks.
— Albert Mohler (@albertmohler) May 9, 2016
As the late great pastor Dr. R. G. Lee reminded us, a man is rightly revealed by his enemies.
— Albert Mohler (@albertmohler) May 9, 2016
We are also witnessing the death of civil discourse and even the loss of any ability to make a real argument. Insults are not an argument.
— Albert Mohler (@albertmohler) May 9, 2016
I especially like that last one. Just last week, evangelicals stood-up and began singing Jesus Loves Me when an attendee at a school board meeting tried to speak in support of transgender rights. Because, you know, evangelicals can be trusted to support intelligent public discussion of issues.
Honestly, it’s as if all of my favorite cartoon characters have been fitted with defective Artificial Intelligence modules and set loose to write their own cartoon strips.