Again, I'm not confessing a creed when I vote; I'm making a pragmatic calculation according to a basic set of moral principles, an understanding of the current context, historical evidence and experience, some socio-political "physics," and a whole lot of prognostication.

2/ To require more will cause EVERY Christian to violate their conscience, no matter who they vote for.

When we suggest voting is adopting the candidate's ideas & platform as a whole, making it one's personal confession, then we require all Christians to sacrifice their values.

3/3 Political elites want your moral commitments to be shaped by their political maneuvers toward power. Don't play along.