Welcome to Breakpoint, a daily look, and an ever-changing culture through the lens of unchanging truth.

For the Colson Center, I'm John Stone Street.

The obvious choice for the top story of 2024 is, of course, the presidential election.

But it's also one of the top worldview stories of 2024.

That's not because a Christian worldview should ever be reduced to mere political loyalties.

No, a Christian vision of life in the world is certainly so much more than politics.

But it is not less.

After his days in the White House, Chuck Holson never publicly endorsed a political candidate again.

That's a practice to which the Colson Center remains committed.

However, Chuck did

rightly describe voting as, and I quote, our duty as citizens of the kingdom of God. Siding St. Augustine,

he urged Christians, and I quote again, to be the best citizens of the society we live in,

and to do that, we must vote, end quote. Now, some Christians disagree, and their hesitation,

at least during this last election cycle, is somewhat understandable. In 2024, the Democratic

platform was the most pro-death and anti-family in history. But also, in 2024, the Republican Party

scrub both pro-life and pro-family commitments from its platform.

And more recently, unlike his first term, several of President-elect Trump's cabinet picks are on record

as being both pro-abortion and for so-called same-sex marriage.

Even so, the trend of convictional Christians choosing to sit-out elections long predates this past one.

In fact, according to recent polling by George Barna, the most common reason given for not voting is just a lack of interest in politics and elections.

And half of all respondents report feeling like their one vote won't make a difference,

and they've grown weary of the controversial nature of the voting process.

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