After responding to an article I wrote at The Federalist explaining why Christians are justified in voting for Roy Moore or any other morally questionable candidate, Ben Shapiro graciously invited me to publish a counter to his response. I agreed, because I believe the premise against which Ben argued is not completely true to my post. If the fault was my failure to communicate clearly and not a misunderstanding on the reader’s part, I’m thankful for the opportunity to clarify.
As with any debate, it helps first to explain terminology. When I describe a candidate as “morally questionable,” I am not talking about established criminality, abuses, or moral failings that would outright disqualify a candidate from office or put the public at risk. I am talking about personal sins and past immoral actions that taint one’s character. I am not talking about an evil or wicked man, or a Hitleresque individual who promises economic prosperity while committing genocide.
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