At the Washington Post, Kathleen Parker suggests that “principled Christians” are becoming increasingly disillusioned not just with the Republican Party but with politics in general:

Compromise may be the grease of politics, but it has no place in Christian orthodoxy, according to [Christian radio host Steve] Deace.

Put another way, Christians may have no place in the political fray of dealmaking. That doesn’t mean one disengages from political life, but it might mean that the church shouldn’t be a branch of the Republican Party. It might mean trading fame and fortune (green rooms and fundraisers) for humility and charity.

Read the full piece here.