This is no stranger in a pew any more. This is someone who has forced himself into the limelight as a “Christian.” Actual Christians should care about whether he is a fair representation, and if he isn’t, should not be bashful about saying so.
I fear, in this brouhaha, a loss of Christian focus on its central tenet of salvation of eternal souls, of “whosoever will.” Do Christians care about salvation of eternal souls enough to refrain from burning bridges (never mind books)?
Christians are promised suffering; they don’t have any imperative to seek it out or to gratuitously provoke it (suffering will find them just fine as they obey the Lord), but vacations from suffering are not the norm for Christians on this mortal coil. Some of the worst earthly times for churches have been some of the best times for saving souls. I just want to see some perspective here.