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Last week, John Kasich and Ted Cruz suspended their presidential campaigns, making Donald Trump the presumptive Republican nominee. The news left many evangelicals praying for Nebraska senator and avid Trump critic Ben Sasse to jump into the race as a third party candidate and sharing Russell Moore\u2019s article on voting for \u201cthe lesser of two evils.\u201d D.C.-based pastor and writer Thabiti Anyabwile took a different tact. \u201cLet the hate begin,\u201d he tweeted earlier this week. \u201cBut if choice is between [Hillary] Clinton and Trump, I'm voting Clinton. I'll go back to not voting when this man is defeated!\u201d But a lot of people aren\u2019t convinced. Just prior to Cruz\u2019s concession, polls showed anywhere between 16 percent to 24 percent of churchgoing evangelical voters faced with a Trump vs. Clinton matchup, would choose to stay home or vote for a third-party candidate. (Here\u2019s a deep dive into the numbers.) Anyabwile, who has emphatically stated that he is no fan of Clinton, has abstained from voting in recent previous presidential elections. \u201cFor the last several elections, I\u2019ve been that principled guy saying \u2018I just can\u2019t vote for anybody,\u2019\u201d Anyabwile said. \u201cBut this particular election has brought me to a place where I\u2019m staring my principles in the face and I have a different type of crisis of conscience. I can\u2019t opt for a personal type of quietism here, where I palliate my own conscience. I actually have to inform my conscience.\u201d Anyabwile joins Katelyn and Morgan on this week\u2019s Quick to Listen to discuss third party options, what it\u2019s historically like to vote as an African American, and what makes the Trump option different. (5:49) In response to Trump's likely Republican win, many Christians are advocating for a third-party option. Thabiti, you have explicitly critiqued that option. Why? (15:42) What does it mean to inform your conscience? How should our consciences play a role in determining how to vote? How can they also mislead us? (17:35) It\u2019s rare that most people have found candidates who represent all their interests\u2014in fact, many times minorities have had candidates representing their parties who have little love or interest in serving their needs. To what extent are those calling for a third party candidate showing their privilege in expecting to have a candidate that primarily agrees with them?\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices