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By Mark Azzara Dear Friend, My weekly letters to you usually are brief but not this time. I am returning to my journalistic roots by reporting what others are saying about a faith topic of great importance to me that’s being discussed on the Web to an extent I find …

whether it is the ugly language and behavior often displayed by Republican candidate Donald Trump, or some other factor, U.S. voters — especially those same evangelicals — appear to have vanquished their inner Puritan and are now far more accepting of sinning politicians.