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Christian Voters and John McCain
Most of the people I know who are planning to sit out the next election are Evangelical Christians. Their decision to stay home is usually expressed through the formula: “There’s no difference between the candidates. I can’t in good conscience vote for John McCain.”
Right. But you can in “good conscience” elect by default a man who supports the gay lifestyle, partial birth abortion and is on the opposite side of every other issue you believe in? Honestly, people, are you smoking the marijuana?
It’s ironic, really. Evangelicals believe that only the Bible can bind one’s conscience. On all the issues which have a solid basis in Biblical teachings – defense of the unborn, defense of the traditional family, etc. — John McCain has a solid voting record. His disagreements with conservatives – campaign finance reform, the Gang of 14, “man-made” global warming, etc. — have little to do with specifically Evangelical concerns. If God has a policy on the Senatorial approval of judges, He has not shared it in his Word. Even if you believe that judges are an issue of conscience, wouldn’t that bind you to vote for McCain? After all, he is clearly more conservative than Obama, and the next president will likely select 2-3 Supreme Court justices.
So how is it an issue of conscience not to vote for McCain?
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My impression is that many conservatives feel that always voting for the least bad option has made them be taken for granted by the GOP. Thus going on strike, while damaging to their causes in the short term, could force the GOP to take them more seriously in the long term.
Adrian-
Thanks much for responding. It’s good to see you again.
“My impression is that many conservatives feel that always voting for the least bad option has made them be taken for granted by the GOP.”
I can understand a -tactical- decision not to vote. I disagree with it during such a time as this, but I can understand it.
What I’m confused about are Christians who express their objections to McCain in MORAL language. They are making an appeal to conscience, and I’m curious what the basis is for their appeal. . .
At this point, I do plan to vote (however unenthusiastically) for McCain in November, but there is one issue that I do see could be a legitimate concern for evangelicals: McCain’s continued support for federal funding of embryo-destructive stem cell research.
This is a pretty significant blight on McCain’s pro-life credentials, and I can sympathize on some level with those for whom this would disqualify their support on the basis of conscience (though the alternative frightens me much much more!).
Adrian-
“Thus going on strike, while damaging to their causes in the short term, could force the GOP to take them more seriously in the long term.”
If it is likely that the next President will nominate 2-3 Supreme Court Justices, how is that only damaging to the cause in the short term? A relatively young, liberal Supreme Court Justice is 20 years worth of damage, at least.