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George Pyle's imperious tone in his Nov. 13 op-ed asserts that Mormons — as well as other Christians — had a moral choice in the recent election and blew it. That opinion implies that by choosing Donald Trump the country overlooked the moral choice — Hillary Clinton. Really?

Clinton was surrounded by enough scandal to make claims for her character dubious if not outright ridiculous. And those that were outraged over Trump's sexual braggadocio seemed to conveniently overlook the fact that returning Bill Clinton to the White House would be returning someone whose sexual misconduct is a proven fact, not just foul mouth talk.

Pyle shouldn't be surprised to learn that many voters — Mormons, other Christians, or otherwise — did not feel that they had a moral choice in this election. (McMullin may have been the exception, but there was too little information, too late in the game.)

The choice, therefore, could not be based on character but on issues. Apparently the majority of the country does believe, among other things, that immigration should be done legally; that abortion is the destruction of human life; that the Affordable Care Act is making insurance premiums unaffordable; and that it is unacceptable to have a future commander in chief who is "extremely careless" with classified information. And many voters probably saw an opportunity to get balance on the Supreme Court with the nomination of a conservative judge.

So, no George Pyle, your trumpeting from the moral high-ground is out of tune. The voters in question do not feel that they blew it. Christians who did not vote for Trump will not be out in the streets yelling obscenities at him. More likely they will be on their knees, along with those who voted for Trump, praying for him. Although the decision to vote for him was probably difficult for many, and there may be uneasiness now, there is one thing for certain. The American majority has no regrets that the Clinton duo are finally out of the picture.

Jan Cameron

Salt Lake City