“If we abandon politics prematurely and another opponent of American exceptionalism seizes the White House, our rare land of liberty may be no more. That’s especially true if he or she has a pliable Congress, and Supreme Court vacancies to fill. Election of a president who respects liberty is no panacea, but it will give us a breathing period of at least four years.”

For 25 years in WORLD I’ve written about the long-run primacy of culture: When we lose media and academia, politics and law follow.

The evidence for that is clear, especially after the same-sex marriage current on June 26 swept along five U.S. Supreme Court judges. But for the next 16 months, while we continue to work for cultural change, let’s not neglect short-run politics.

Pastors, elders, and deacons face immense questions. What happens if Christian churches and schools lose their 501(c)(3) status? What happens if freedom of speech regarding sin disappears? Lots of “ifs,” but here’s a near certainty: By staying home on Nov. 8, 2016, demoralized Christians can turn those “ifs” into “whens.”

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