Signposts: What Christians Should Look For in a Political Candidate

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Christianity Today, Russell Moore

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 4 March 2016

⏱️ 13 minutes

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In election seasons like the one we’re in right now, many Christians wonder what exactly makes a candidate worthy–or unworthy–of their vote. When the political climate gets as crazy as it is right now, this can be an especially urgent question. In this episode of Signposts I talk about what Christians ought to look for, and look out for, in a political candidate, and how Christians can best weigh a candidate’s positions against their character. Listen below, and use the links to subscribe to Signposts and receive new episodes automatically when they publish. The post Signposts: What Christians Should Look For in a Political Candidate appeared first on Russell Moore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:02.3	season again and I have two minds when I come to presidential election
1:08.8	season this year.
1:09.8	I'm someone who ordinarily I just throw myself into campaign season. I love
1:16.7	political campaigns, always have and I love watching who's up and who's down
1:21.7	and seeing issues being debated and have ever since I was a little kid.
1:27.6	This year, not so much.
1:30.1	This year I find myself really depressed and distressed by the level of discourse going on in the presidential campaign.
1:38.6	And I also typically, I typically have a storyline that I think is going to work its way out in a
1:46.3	presidential campaign this year I have absolutely no idea but what I'd like for
1:52.2	us to talk about on this episode is what should we be looking
1:55.4	for in a president of the United States?
1:59.7	And the first thing I'd like to say is there's some things that we should not be looking for, some things
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