Franklin Graham, the confused son of Billy, the man who helped turn Christianity into a game show, recently attacked Pete Buttigieg on Twitter for being gay. It was the usual “the Bible says it’s a sin” routine, and he called on Mayor Pete to repent and change his evil ways. We’ve all heard it before, and we’re all bored to death of it. That it’s still an issue in 2019 is somewhat depressing, but also mind-numbingly boring. Eugene Scott wrote a piece in the Washington Post about Franklin’s obsession with gays, and specifically with Pete Buttigieg, and how most Christians disagree with his assessment of his marriage as sinful. It was an interesting read, but more importantly, it raised one big question: now that we’ve established that Franklin Graham and his lunatic fringe of chest-banging, Jesus-bully hypocrites are indeed in the minority, can we never mention him again? Like, ever? Please?

An avowed humanitarian, Graham runs the Samaritan’s Purse, an organization he founded that brings humanitarian aid to people around the world. A worthy cause, to be sure, and one that merits just praise. He also commented on Donald Trump’s child separation policy at the southern border, saying, “It’s disgraceful. It’s terrible to see families ripped apart and I don’t support that one bit. I blame politicians for the last 20, 30 years that have allowed this to escalate to the point where it is today.” He is also a strong supporter of president Trump, which leads to the next big question of the day: Franklin Graham’s logic is that it is politicians’ fault for creating a system where someone like Trump can come along and act on the worst impulses of the American psyche (isolationism, nativism, nationalism, xenophobia, racism) and separate children from their parents at the border. So far, so good. But he’s also a staunch Trump supporter, somehow laying the blame for that barbaric practice on politicians and giving the president a pass because he’s just Trump being Trump, and if Congress and past administrations had shown more foresight or bipartisanship or had enacted immigration reform, then Trump today would be restrained in his impulses to act like a savage.

I know, I’m confused too. Welcome to evangelical Christianity in America.