Why Character Doesn’t Matter Anymore

The “cheerful prudery” of Ned Flanders has given way to vulgarity, misogyny, and partisanship. What does this mean for our witness?This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here.I guess Ned Flanders goes to strip clubs now.Until this week, I hadn’t thought about the caricatured born-again Christian neighbor on the animated series The Simpsons in a long time. New York Times religion reporter Ruth Graham mentioned him and his “cheerful prudery&