Summer of 2015 Proves Difficult for Evangelicals

This Summer proved difficult for Western Evangelicals--and I don't mean because of the American Supreme Court which refined legal marriage. I am referring to two men who are largely known in the Evangelical world and who are now getting another, more skeptical look.

The first to fall was Tullian Tchividjian, the grandson of Billy Graham, he was caught committing adultery against his wife in   . About three months later he was the one to file for divorce. Christians have held that divorce was only permissible in cases of  martial unfaithfulness since the first century. It's a teaching that goes all the way back to Jesus. 

The second is Josh Duggar who for more than five years appeared on 19 Kids and Countings with his family--the best known Evangelical family in America. The leaking of Ashley Madison documents revealed that he was committing adultery against his wife when she was pregnant. This comes after the revelation that he had molested his sisters when he was barely a teenager. 

There's key difference between the two: Josh was an Evangelical celebrity who spoke at various events but Tullian was a pastor in Florida and as such is held to higher standard. 

Tullian claims that he only committed adultery after he found his wife was doing the same to him. This raises questions of how long Billy Graham's family will be remembered as an Evangelical dynasty.