Let’s stop pretending this is just about belief. A loud strain of modern evangelical Christianity claims ownership of morality itself—as if ethics began with Moses and vanished without their God. But morality predates pulpits: it emerged wherever humans needed to coexist without collapse. When this movement fuses faith to political power, the result isn't righteousness—it's control. Legislating belief, dictating bodies, justifying violence (clinic bombings, doctor killings, harassment) under "divine orders." Scandals aren't glitches: Southern Baptist cover-ups, Catholic abuse patterns, "family values" politicians' hypocrisy reveal what happens when authority trumps accountability. Selective morality polices sex and gender while sidelining real harm—healthcare, housing, dignity. True ethics evolve through empathy and consequence. Systems claiming divine immunity entrench damage and call it holy.