Christian Evangelical Dana Hall McCain: "The Great Lie We've Believed"
Excerpt: I remember when we said, and said often, that the good character of a leader was an absolute essential. Then 2016 happened. Suddenly, the bar had to be lowered because we couldn’t possibly be faithful to God when the stakes were so high, right? God surely didn’t expect us to trust him and refuse to align with those whose lives are in direct conflict with much of his word in times like these, did he? Because our God absolutely has to have the House, the Senate, and the White House to accomplish his purposes, right?
So we held our noses, walked into the voting booth, and did the dirty deed. We told ourselves that this was a special (read: horrific), once in a lifetime circumstance, and that we’d never have to stoop this low again. This election was our own Sophie’s Choice. Do it just this once.
One of the most nefarious things about a sin is that once you’ve broken the seal and done it, it’s easier the second time.
Our obsession with politics is the stealthy way the enemy is rotting us from the inside. By elevating its importance to stratospheric heights, we become vulnerable to all sorts of moral and spiritual equivocation to preserve our golden calf. Conservative columnist David French of the National Review put it this way: “I’m sorry Evangelicals, but your lack of faith is far more dangerous to the Church than any senator, any president, or any justice of the Supreme Court. Do you really have so little trust in God that you believe it’s justifiable — no, necessary — to ally with, defend, and even embrace corrupt men if it you think it will save the Church?”
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