Seeing conservatives do the "yeah but what about the summer riots??" thing. Difference is this: What happened yesterday was infused with Christian symbols and encouraged (openly or tacitly, doesn't matter) by major Christian leaders who have wholly immanentized their religion.
I'm not surprised when unbelievers make power a religion and strip culture of any transcendent check on that power. But Christians know better, or at least they're supposed to. Jesus doesn't need the Senate or the White House. Why are my people acting as if this is all there is?
There's no doubt many of the leading elements of the Trumpian cult are neo-pagans and not Christian at all. But there are too many Christians involved for this not to be an indictment of us all. And that's not self-flagellation, it's fear for the Republic.
We're supposed to be a check on this madness, to see the bigger picture. I think every pastor should immediately cancel his sermon plans to teach a correct view of history, eschatology, and faith/politics to his congregation.

The sheep have no shepherd. I blame the shepherds.
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