The Moore saga
No comparisons
Regarding “Candidate Moore and the ‘if it’s true’ mantra” (Page A11, Tuesday), as a Christian woman I feel the need to condemn in the strongest terms the use of the Bible by Roy Moore’s defenders to excuse his actions. It also is ludicrous to compare the abuse of a young girl by a man in power to ancient marital traditions as if they are even remotely the same situation.
The Bible is sacred, and for representatives who hold themselves up as defenders of Christian morals and family values to make use of it in this way is inexcusable. This type of dismissive attitude and callousness also perpetuates the culture that turns a blind eye to sexual abuse.
If the allegations against Moore are true, then I hope that he will do the right thing and step down from his position as a representative of the people. I also hope that representatives of the Republican Party will once again uphold and defend family values instead of shielding and defending the reprehensible behavior of their colleagues. Lauren Shepley, Tomball
Wait a sec
Regarding “Tax cuts, pedophiles, polar bears, oh my! (Page A11, Monday), if sexual assault victims want to be believable then timing is everything. One cannot wait decades to make those allegations and you certainly can’t make them just before an election if you want to be believable.
If the current accusers of Roy Moore are successful in affecting that Senate election then all kinds of allegations will be coming out in 2018 and new dirtytricks politics will be taken to a higher level.
The Republicans should be supporting Moore until he is proven to be guilty. They can always remove him from the Senate if the accusers’ allegations are proven to be true. At the rate we are going, you’re guilty until proven innocent. Robert M. Louie, Houston