Roy Moore: The anti-ambassador for Christ (al.com)
By John Archibald | jarchibald@al.com
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on January 07, 2016 at 2:05 PM, updated January 07, 2016 at 5:47 PM
I spoke to a kid last year about Christianity, and why he wasn't buying in.
He spoke of those who condemn more than love, who proselytize more than practice, who use Jesus as a weapon more often than a model for mercy and for their own lives.
He spoke of Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore. As a reason to walk away. From the church.
And that's the irony. Roy Moore, self-anointed ambassador for Christ and warrior in the battle for God and the law and the state of Alabama, stands like a blockade to all the things he claims to care about.
He is the anti-ambassador for God, for he stands only for those who believe exactly like him.
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There's more to the rest of this editorial than just the religious context of the first few paras.