I think there's certain issues that have to have primacy for Christian voters in our context. I'm going to say the most important thing is defending marriage. The Supreme Court in New Burgerfell decision declared its judgment on the fact that no state may prevent nor fail to recognize what is defined as an awful same-sex marriage. And look, that issue right now is front and center precisely because not of the Supreme Court and not even because of a state measure.
Why we can’t understand this moment in politics without first understanding the transformation of American evangelicalism.
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