And if disguise is the essence of evil, there is surely no better disguise than the cloak of religious piety. Never do people do evil so cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction. The true miracle is probably that there is not more downright wickedness in all the religious institutions of the world. Still, there's much that's dismaying. Most American Protestant churches today are down to management and therapy.
Moral outrage is feeble.
Today I'm sure he'd ask that same question of our economic inequality, as well as our racial inequality. He'd be appalled at the excess of both our wealth and our poverty. He'd be appalled at the absence of affordable housing that he would consider a moral imperative. He'd be appalled at the way our economy flourishes, not by providing necessities, but by providing luxuries. It's hard to believe that God dwells securely in most Protestant churches.