A thread for Christians voting for "policy": I've spent the past few days reading various Christians' rebuttals to @JohnPiper's excellent essay. It seems to boil down to either completely misunderstanding his point, or an argument that policies outweigh the character issues. 1/

They simply don't see the damage caused by Trump's lack of character as on par with damage caused by policies they disagree with, like abortion. @DavidAFrench’s article today (a must read), takes this argument on - character matters: 2/ https://frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/a-christian-leader-reminds-believers

But if you remain persuaded your decision to vote should be based on "policy," one additional factor to consider: When someone lacks character (& competence) you cannot assume they will keep their word. (Nor can you assume that they can implement what they’ve promised.) 3/

On the other side of this election, Trump no longer needs Christians b/c there isn’t another election. His motivation is ego & money & he is guided by cruelty. He will turn his back on the “policies” for which you think you’re voting.

Those of us that worked in his Admin ( @MilesTaylorUSA
@OliviaTroye @JohnMitnick and others) are speaking out because we know the restraints will be off, and unspeakable damage will occur without those restraints. Please reconsider the importance of character. 5/5