Absolutely what Ron said below. It comes down to this. Evangelicals whored the faith out to a Con man. That's harsh, but that's the bald truth of it right there. There's no getting around that. Of course truly moral people were going to leave. Of course. How could anyone have thought that would sit right with a moral, virtuous, uncorrupted soul who truly wants to follow the path of Christ?

They whored the faith out the same way the Sadduces and the Pharisees whored the temples out to Rome.