The last time a scandal of the magnitude of the Epstein files rocked Washington, D.C., it was following the revelation of the break in at the Democratic headquarters in the Watergate Hotel. I was in high school when that happened, and it provided a lot of current events material for us. What I recall about it was the genuine sense of disgust and horror over the implications of having a corrupt President holding to the powers of the executive branch. To me, things seemed to move glacially, with the televised hearings, but there was a sense of urgency and once the investigation got rolling, things actually moved pretty fast.

Much has changed since then, including the length of time between knowledge of the extent of Epstein's crimes being revealed, along with who was directly involved, and the launching of investigations producing the documentation we now call the "Epstein Files." Gone is the sense of urgency to complete an investigation and resolve the issues that surround it. These are people with a lot of money and this is America in the 21st century. The enforcement of laws and the power of investigations can be altered by enough money and influence. These people can pay to make sure justice never happens, and we are seeing that unfold right before our very eyes.

Will any of the perpetrators and conspirators involved in Epstein's highly illegal, despicable, and morally bankrupt enterprise ever be brought to justice? I doubt it. Epstein himself is dead and if there is a hell, I hope he is roasting in it. No one else directly involved seems to be getting what they deserve.

We have seen the hypocrisy, the chase after worldly wealth and power, and the collapse of any claims to being a faithful, "Bible-believing, gospel preaching" church that has occurred among a good chunk of those who self-identify as conservative Evangelicals. Leaders like Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson promoted monumental hypocrisy when they saw the beginning of decline set in to their movement, and so they abandoned their belief in the power of God's Holy Spirit to chase after political power and the power that comes with wealth while trying to disguise that as some kind of Christian "revival."

In order to get what they are after, they have had to embrace a long, long, long list of anti-Christian beliefs and practices and they've had to suck up to political leaders who didn't have a clue about the Christian gospel, or Christian doctrine and practice...And now, they've gone all out for a convicted rapist, misogynyst, morally bankrupt, accused child molester who is the most frequently mentioned name in all aspects of the Epstein files and who has openly rejected conservative Evangelical theology, doctrine and practice.