For that matter...why is this a national Washington Post Story about a dust up in some town in Alabama? The story mentions the rising star republican who was killed. What and to whom was the Washington Post trying to signal?
Because WAPO wants to make the Christian look bad because feeeeeelings; and a daughter choosing to live in sin with a dodgy guy in the same town where her father is a pastor, which also fits the Sex, Drugs 'n' RocknRoll, "f the rules" narrative. And a lot of people on this conservative site are falling for it.