Nothing
outrages us ‒ both those of faith and those without ‒ more than the religiously
pious who act in a socially immoral manner.
Be they
thieves, philanderers or sexual deviants, the hypocrisy strikes a chord within
us that stokes the coals of hatred.
We admire
those who live by their principles. We respect their personal sacrifices of
lifestyle, convenience and social norms to remain true to their values. We may
disagree with their beliefs, but we admire their conviction.
This
admiration is a moral contract. The principled person sacrifices things that many
of us cannot or will not, and in turn we respect them for it. But when they
fail to uphold even the most basic of moral tenets, that contract is broken.
Our admiration was misplaced.
When that
trust is broken, our moral outrage is born from feelings of deceit.
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