I swear, the smug ignorance of the Evangelical Right is downright painful at times. Here’s a bunch of them explaining that Scott Pruitt is a wonderful choice to run the Environmental Protection Agency because he is a good Christian.
Oklahoma attorney general Scott Pruitt, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has drawn praise from Southern Baptists despite charges by secular media outlets, environmentalists and theologically liberal clergy that his leadership could harm the environment.
Y’all need to know that, so far as the resolutely ignorant are concerned, ‘secularists,’ ‘environmentalists,’ and ‘theologically liberal clergy’ are imprecations.
Albert the Prious steps forward to explain the problem:
R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where Pruitt is a trustee, said The Washington Post’s critique appears to stem from an ideological framework that contradicts the Christian worldview.
The Post’s editorial board, Mohler said Dec. 13 in his podcast The Briefing, apparently regards the views of some contemporary scientists as “the ultimate authority not to be questioned.” In reality, it is “an ideological framework to which they are committed … advertised to the public as settled science.”
We are so screwed.