The white evangelical Christian “dissenters” trying to rescue their faith from the MAGA crowd don’t realize they’re contributing to the problem. A New York Times article about them ignores that aspect of the problem entirely.

The problem

For decades, millions of devout white evangelicals would tell you that, despite all their other differences, they shared a common set of values inspired by their acceptance of a divine Jesus.

Donald Trump supposedly changed all that. In what seems like the blink of an eye, many evangelicals abandoned their long-held principles in exchange for raw power and the chance to bludgeon other Americans with their brand of conservative cruelty.