“I would take a Christian man’s character over a non-Christian’s any day”
And I’m sure that’s how he got the job.
Don’t you see the irony in your position?
I see no irony. It’s merely a matter of selecting an employee for a job, and maximizing effectiveness.
There is no way that sex, or sexual electricity, between a youth pastor and teen girls is positive. There’s also the issue, even if the girl is 16 or 18, of the inappropriateness of the relationship. Not to mention that this was a church, at which sex outside of marriage is a sin.
So here’s how I would rank the candidates for the job:
Lowest: single non-Christian men. A non-starter. Better to not have a youth program at all.
Second lowest: married non-Christian man. Fellow probably doesn’t believe in sin, and will likely try to score with the of-age girls (above 16) if he can get away with it and without his wife knowing.
Next: single Christian man.
Highest: married Christian man.
No irony here.