Published October 14, 2024
Election Day is coming up fast. I cannot write everything I would like to say about how Christians should think about this election, but I do want to lay down three principles that should guide us as we walk into the voting booth.
First, creation order is on the ballot. When we look at Genesis 1–2, we see the features of human nature, human purpose, and human freedom as intricately tied to God’s will for creation. Call this the “politics of creation.” Whether abortion, the identity of male and female, the centrality of marriage and family, and even increasing calls for censorship, all the pathologies of our civilization are traceable back to an assault on creation order. If society gets these wrong, we destabilize the foundations of social order meant to help everyone flourish. Good politics requires sound metaphysics and sound first principles. As Ryan Anderson rightly says, metaphysical commitments shape our moral commitments, which shape our political commitments. Non-Christians do this implicitly in their political pronouncements, so Christians should be free to declare ours as well.
We should not vote for platforms, policies, and candidates that will unapologetically assault creation order.
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EPPC Fellow Andrew T. Walker, Ph.D., researches and writes about the intersection of Christian ethics, public theology, and the moral principles that support civil society and sound government. A sought-after speaker and cultural commentator, Dr. Walker’s academic research interests and areas of expertise include natural law, human dignity, family stability, social conservatism, and church-state studies. The author or editor of more than ten books, he is passionate about helping Christians understand the moral demands of the gospel and their contributions to human flourishing and the common good. His most recent book, out in May 2021 from Brazos Press, is titled Liberty for All: Defending Everyone’s Religious Freedom in a Secular Age.
