Ignore the Voting Advice from Political Pandering Religious Leaders Like Platt and Chandler

Expect the political virtue-signaling from Evangelicals to ramp up in the coming days, as notable Evangelical figureheads like Matt Chandler and David Platt take to their pulpits and platforms to preach a message of carefully curated “neutrality” that ultimately lands nowhere. As the stakes of our nation’s morality continue to rise, these men are more concerned with projecting an image of “above-the-fray” piety than with offering any biblically grounded guidance.

I hope you’re paying attention and not taking the bait from these political Pharisees, who want you to believe that virtue signaling and sidestepping truth is somehow a higher path. Here’s why.

The political stances that Evangelical Gospel Coalition types, like David Platt and Matt Chandler take—essentially that because neither political party is perfect, both are morally equivalent—is an evasive cop-out and a dangerously foolish narrative. It equates matters of genuine moral consequence with mere political preferences, as if voting for policies that uphold biblical values like the sanctity of life and religious freedom is no different than choosing a favorite sports team.

This line of thinking denies the reality that some issues, whether it be abortion, the mutilation of 8-year-old children’s genitalia, or the redefinition of marriage, aren’t just policy disagreements—they’re matters that cut to the heart of moral decency, not to mention biblical teachings and core Christian convictions.

Platt and Chandler’s approach to “respecting differing political opinions” downplays the profound moral implications tied to each party’s platform. They’re essentially arguing that Christians should respect votes that empower policies which directly oppose God’s Word—a stance that creates moral ambiguity where there should be clarity.

Scripture doesn’t call us to compromise on foundational truths or shrug off policies that openly defy God’s direct commandments or His created order. There’s a vast difference between disagreements over tax policies and supporting issues that directly contradict the sanctity of life or biblical family structure.

Pretending that both parties are morally on par, and encouraging Christians to respect each other’s political “opinions” regardless of the platform they support, invites confusion and dilutes biblical values in the public square. It’s an easy out that avoids offending anyone but ultimately compromises on issues that shouldn’t be up for debate in the first place.

First up, Chandler: