Evangelicals by and large no longer seemed to care whether their preferred candidate had a biblical worldview, much less a command of scripture. Even at a place like Liberty—especially at a place like Liberty—politicians saw the pointlessness in talking about servanthood, about humility, about unity and peace and love for thy neighbor. The market for such a message had long since disappeared. The demand was for domination, and Republicans like Trump and DeSantis were happy to supply it. Their appeal to evangelicals had everything to do with acting like champions and nothing to do with acting
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