What would you do if both presidential candidates were pro-choice on abortion?

John Piper imagines that, all things considered, he could vote for someone who was pro-choice.

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[gondorking86]

Why not vote for a third-party candidate?

[robertpiercy]

Given that the Republican party seems to be distancing themselves from the morally charged issues, this may be a real issue in the next few election cycles.

[CamillaCalamity]

I am pro-choice but if there was a candidate that was personally pro-life, but was going to allow my country to start paying off its dept, resolve things in the Middle-East, support family-run American businesses, stop outsourcing of jobs, etc., I would still vote for him/her. It's stupid to get so obsessed with one issue.

[gondorking86]

@FishahOfMen I'm not suggesting that we not vote. Voting for a third party candidate is voting. And voting for someone who can't win is not doing nothing. Voting for someone who doesn't represent you because he happens to be in the right party is doing nothing. In fact, I would suggest that it is worse than doing nothing. Calling your representative and giving him a list of 500 people who disagree with him on a fundamental issue but will vote for him anyway is meaningless.

[FishahOfMen]

@gondorking86 I don't want to get into an argument about it but if you feel so convicted that you want to do something about it by all means do something. but not voting is not doing something, calling your representive of your county and letting him know that you have a petition of 500 people that are against abortion and it should have at least some regulation is.

[gondorking86]

On the other hand, if we just go with the "lesser of two evils," we are saying that abortion is not a deal breaker. We can live with the silent holocaust so long as you keep our taxes low. We invite the party to ignore our protests.

[gondorking86]

I'm not saying that we should never vote for people in the main parties. But I do think it will be good for our agenda in the long run if the Republican party knows that it can't count on our support if it puts a pro-choice candidate on the ballot, even if that means we have to endure four or more years of Democrat rule. In the aftermath of such a situation, the Republicans would look at the 3rd party candidate that "took away their win" and see what they need to put on the ballot.

[gondorking86]

@FishahOfMen What does someone's morals amount to if they think that it is okay to murder babies?

[FishahOfMen]

@gondorking86 however what john piper said I can agree with for I can not only respect but understand anyone who is not willing to compromise and like minded with Jesus politics are unimportant for politics do not save God does.

[FishahOfMen]

@gondorking86 I'll pose this question:  In a world that is secular and loves sex, porn, money, whores, violence, idols and other such things are we then to let the world vote on whom they want or should we as christians knowing what God wants and knowing man is depraved and sinful cast a vote on a strong leader with good morals on some subjects or waste our vote on someone who is going to get 2% of the votes at best? However I can understand being convicted on either side of the argument.