Evangelicalism’s official morality treats all pleasure as inherently suspect. Fortunately for Jerry Falwell Jr., evangelicalism has built-in insurance for reputational damage, should a wealthy white man make the mistake of public licentiousness widely shared on the Web: the worst sins make for the best redemption stories. Even better, a fall from grace followed by a period of regret and repentance can be turned into a highly remunerative rehabilitation. That, in fact, has been many a traveling preacher’s grift from time immemorial.
Source : Jerry Falwell Jr. and the Evangelical Redemption Story
