Accusations are scandalous, but evangelical voters may still stand by him

By Eugene Scott
November 10 at 3:51 PM

The allegations against .. Moore are the latest reminder to evangelical leaders that .. partisanship can trump anything — even accusations of a sexual encounter with an underage girl ...

The former Alabama chief justice .. was kicked off the bench in September 2016 after .. he tried to block same-sex marriage .. an act of revolt against a .. Supreme Court ruling.

In 2003, he was removed as chief justice for defying a .. court’s order to remove a monument of the Ten Commandments he had installed ... Moore previously had been suspended while a circuit judge for refusing to remove a .. plaque of the Ten Commandments ...

... Recent events have shown that many evangelicals — especially prominent conservative defenders of family and public morality — side with the powerful oppressors over the vulnerable oppressed. Many have shown they are willing, even eager, to overlook admissions of sexual assault if it will lead to their preferred political outcome ...