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    Trump v Hillary: Caught between two godly ethics scholars

    I envy my friends for whom the coming November vote is simple: Hillary will do more harm than Trump. Therefore vote for Trump. They don’t understand all the agonizing and hand wringing. I can’t seem to break through the tension. Recently a very respected and brilliant evangelical theologian, Wayne Grudem, wrote an article in Townhall, “Why Voting for Donald Trump Is a Morally Good Choice.” With great interest I read it. Grudem acknowledged that Trump is “egotistical, bombastic, and brash. He often lacks nuance in his statements. Sometimes he blurts out mistaken ideas (such as bombing the families of terrorists) that he later must abandon. He insults people. He can…