| − | The Republican Party have been frequently accused of vindictive and callous political positions. For instance, their attitudes to criminal justice are usually rather harsher than those espoused by the Democrats. Also, they have been accused of starting wars purely for political incentives, and frequently worsening situations. {{fact}} For these reasons and others, it is difficult for a Christian to justify voting Republican, though the same is also true for the Democrats. Also many people say that Republicans do not really believe that government should stay out people's lives. This is because they believe that homosexuals do not have the same rights as others and should not be allowed to marry. They also believe that women are not capable of making the right to choose what to do with their own body. | + | The Republican Party have been frequently accused of vindictive and callous political positions. For instance, their attitudes to criminal justice are usually rather harsher than those espoused by the Democrats. Also, they have been accused of starting wars purely for political incentives, and frequently worsening situations. {{fact}} For these reasons and others, it is difficult for a Christian to justify voting Republican, though the same is also true for the Democrats. |