To the editor:
I agree with just about everything in Heffernan’s column. I would also offer an important reminder about the hypocritical behavior of many “Christian” Trump supporters who seem not the least disturbed by his moral turpitude.
Granted, moral turpitude is typically used as a legal concept that connotes conduct that shocks the public conscience. Where has Christian conscience been during the blatant moral abomination of his election campaign and presidency?
Many Christians presumably consider moral law as transcendent to secular law. Natural law, in particular, is often invoked to express the sovereignty of eternal moral principles. Based on the common sense of natural law as applied to all humanity, Trump would certainly be judged as unworthy of any role in public life.
Why do so many of Trump’s Christian supporters give the president a free pass?
Joseph L. DeVitis, Rancho Mirage
