Electoral Ethics

“Christian pastors are miserably failing in this area of discipleship.” - P&D

“politicians have to navigate many competing values among their constituents which means at best we will only get some of what we want. How do we reconcile this with making choices about who we support?” - P&D

“In the end, though, it may all come down to this: a vote for Trump is, more than anything, a vote against Harris. So, we can vote for Trump without being enamored by him, without being his defenders or apologists, and without being unrealistic in our expectations.” - Michael Brown

“They did not collapse the transcendence of God into the immanence of political exigency. And it was that very concern for the transcendent that made them wise actors in the world of the immanent.” - Carl Truman

“The American Solidarity Party is a small but growing alternative to the Trump-Biden race.” - Christianity Today

“Quality #1: Wisdom… Quality #2: Understanding…Quality #3: Justice…Quality #4: Humility…Quality #5: Self-control” - Kevin Deyoung

“As we move toward the general election, the pressure from partisan cheerleaders to line up behind one of these two unfit men will only grow louder…. Look where the ‘lesser-of-two-evils’ mindset and the ‘traditional GOP way’ have gotten us: a contest between the most unpopular presidential nominees in the history of polling.” - The Dispatch

“I know some Christian Trumpists who will simply say that, in spite of Trump’s character flaws, they will support him because the alternative is always worse. My question to Christian Trumpists is: But is it worth it?” - Roger Olson

“Of the 698 who responded to the poll, slightly over half (50.1%) voted for ‘Good policies’; 38.7% voted for ‘Integrity/character’; 10% voted for Backbone; and only 1.3 % voted for Unifier.” - Michael Brown

“…’most conservative evangelicals gave up on the politics of character in 2016’ and still consider their relationship to Trump as a pragmatic bargain.” - CToday