No idea is so big and powerful as to not be measured by doubt.

If respect for the constitution and a belief in a redemption by the man god Jesus Christ are truely important to Reverend Hicks,
he will have a doubt that may change his mind.

Such an event of choosing a different path at the last minute will be an act of redemption in itself and serve as example of chosing good in the face of evil. You may doubt that this scenario could happen but if it did it would be a redemption that could take on a life of its own.