Don't Vote Your Values

Vote everyone's values. Many Americans and especially Christians are proud to vote their values. In fact, churches and parachurch organizations are known to encourage people to do so. It's our privilege and duty to vote, so we must make our voice heard and contribute to our society. Of course, when places like Focus on the Family, the Family Research Council, or the American Family Association talk about voting your values, they really mean voting their values. They may doll them up with excessive biblical prooftexts to make you feel like a heathen for disagreeing, but that doesn't make it any less true. No one actually wants you to vote as you would like. You're an individual, and your views probably don't fit neatly into one particular party. Every political party knows this, so they make it their mission to coerce you into believing that your values should be theirs. It's no different than any other kind of propaganda, except if you're a