Perspective: President Trump must resist his base’s push to prioritize faith over science
the virus is politically motivated and that his congregation will assemble no matter what civil authorities say. Alabama’s former Chief Justice and failed Senate candidate Roy Moore will represent Pastor Spell in court, a clear signal of the fusion of religious and political interests in defying public health directives.
Correction: An earlier version of this piece associated American Christians’ rejection of clergy’s divine authority in the era of the American Revolution with clergy’s support for the monarchy. The reality was more complicated. Clergy were far from united in support of the monarchy, and there were other factors that influenced American Christians’ rejection of them as well.
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