Covid and the Sanctity of Life

One can't help but ponder the odd quirks in Conservative Christian views on the sanctity of life.

Many politicians who owe their political success to Conservative Christians, including President Trump and the Governer of Texas, have suggested we should not be allowing Covid 19 to seriously impact our economy.  After all Covid 19 mostly kills the weak and the old.  They should be willing to take the risk for the sake of the young and the healthy (those who make good workers).

These same politicians would usually deny those who are ill and old the right to choose to die comfortably, on the grounds life is sacred.  

They would also deny women the right to chose not to take on the burden of a child they don't feel they could handle, again on the grounds life is sacred, even though data suggests forcing a mother who is overwhelmed by the responsiibility to have the child will often end up with both the mother and child impoverished, prone to substance abuse and early and unpleasant death.

Yet when those Conservative Christian's wealth threatened it is just fine to let those weak and old people die to protect businesses and investments.  Life is not so sacred when it might impact their wealth (or for that matter their ability to enjoy a steak for dinner - only certain human lives are sacred, certainly not a cow).  It seems like life is sacred only when it doesn't affect their life choices.

Rather like the Conservative Christians in the South who convinced themselves for generations they were doing people a favor by enslaving them.

Makes no sense to me, but it clearly does to them.