if i were a true christian, eric metaxas suggests that i would vote for donald trump (<u+201c> should christians vote for trump? ,<u+201d> op-ed, oct. 13). mr. metaxas, <u+201c>who has bewitched you?<u+201d> (galatians 3:1) the <u+201c>deal breaker<u+201d> is nothing mr. trump has said nor any one thing he has done. there is no last straw here. the deal breaker is that person who mr. trump<u+2019>s words and actions have shown him to be over his lifetime: a man with no cause other than himself, no policy other than donald trump. of course william wilberforce worked with <u+201c>vile and immoral<u+201d> parliamentarians who sought to perpetuate slavery, but he didn<u+2019>t put them in power. i agree that it is illogical simply not to vote and that <u+201c>not to vote is to vote.<u+201d> god may indeed take me to task for this letter<u+2019>s tone toward a brother in christ, but not for my vote for hillary clinton. lawrence gage pittsford, n.y. the issue is really not sexual misconduct. like mrs. clinton<u+2019>s nasty progressivism, mr. trump<u+2019>s nasty authoritarian, demagogic nativism would be destructive to the republic. but we are destined for one or the other<u+2014>it appears most likely hillary at this writing. the nation will have dodged the trump bullet only to be mashed by the clinton train. in <u+201c>mere christianity,<u+201d> c.s. lewis wrote that the devil <u+201c>always sends errors into the world in pairs<u+2014>pairs of opposites. and he always encourages us to spend a lot of time thinking about which is the worse. . . . he relies on your extra dislike of the one error to draw you gradually into the opposite one. but do not let us be fooled. we have to keep our eyes on the goal and go straight through between both errors. we have no other concern than that with either of them.<u+201d> jon holmlund carlsbad, calif. eric metaxas writes that voting for a third-party candidate who can<u+2019>t win is a mere <u+201c>rationalization<u+201d> to assuage my conscience. no, it is not. it is a clear statement that i find both major party candidates unacceptable, that i cannot in good conscience support either of them and that i am hoping enough voters will make the same choice, denying both mrs. clinton and mr. trump enough electoral votes to be elected president. theresa foster paris we will not be voting for mr. trump but rather against a mentality of statism that forces its citizens to violate their conscience and faith, supports infanticide and applauds the two-faced lying to the populace as is demonstrated daily through the wikileaks emails. deplorable indeed! h. kerr taylor houston mr. mextaxas cites the actions of william wilberforce and dietrich bonhoeffer to suggest that moral purity should not be a litmus test when seeking to do good. however, these two individuals had great personal integrity. if you believe that mr. trump has similar integrity, then you should vote for him. however, if you<u+2019>re just mad as hell at our super-partisan, dysfunctional political environment, then maybe you should consider voting for mrs. clinton. but also vote for every republican legislator, then actively work to re-establish a functioning multiparty democracy. david dornbusch ithaca, n.y. so god will judge me harshly if i don<u+2019>t vote for donald trump? does mr. metaxas wish to offer an opinion on how god will judge the trumpies who have given us this maximally flawed candidate? joan rouse lincoln, calif. my fellow christian is entitled to his opinion. i am choosing not to break relationships with christians who i know will vote for mr. trump. but, christians, please don<u+2019>t project your judgment on me if i don<u+2019>t. the threat that god will hold me responsible for voting for mrs. clinton is nothing but christian bullying. toni gibson grosse pointe park, mich. while mr. metaxas may understandably feel conflicted, i doubt he<u+2019>s suggesting that he has an inside track on whom god supports. as christians, we may pray for discernment and ask that not our will, but god<u+2019>s be done. king poor winnetka, ill.
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