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"“As a Christian, I believe that all individuals are made in the image of God and are worthy of dignity and respect regardless of their religious beliefs. I believe that as a Christian that’s how I should treat all individuals,”
Which I may have accepted if I was voting BUT it needed asked for someone that would be in the position he would be in.
"“As a Christian, I believe that all individuals are made in the image of God and are worthy of dignity and respect regardless of their religious beliefs. I believe that as a Christian that’s how I should treat all individuals,”
Most of us know that those who talk the talk don't necessarily walk the walk. So if I hear someone talk the talk, I will withhold believing them until their actions support their words.
One of the signs of what I call christians (lower case "c") is they talk up Christianity in a big way but never practice it. I found the more fervently they promote themselves as good Christians, the more likely they are to be christians. And the worst of that bunch are the ones who hurt others for personal gain.
I don't know Vought but the way he answered the questions compels me to be very cautious before believing him. I think Bernie knew he was a phony and was trying to bring that out. Vought was very careful about not allowing that to happen. Those are the kind of people who have to do more than give a good speech to win me over. They have to act on those words too.
Believing that anyone without certain religious convictions deserves to be "condemned" is equivalent to believing they are subhuman.
He did not say he thought they deserved anything. Bernie had read the words of Jesus Christ from the Bible and tried to use them against the guy, which suggests Bernie thinks believing in Jesus disqualifies a person from office.
That is a big problem.
You are having a hard time with this.
Of course according to your own argument, muslims think non-muslims are sub-human.
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Thankful, not all Christians take the Bible's teachings about non-believers seriously.
Most of us know that those who talk the talk don't necessarily walk the walk. So if I hear someone talk the talk, I will withhold believing them until their actions support their words.
Let's to the same with you, shall we.
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One of the signs of what I call christians (lower case "c") is they talk up Christianity in a big way but never practice it. I found the more fervently they promote themselves as good Christians, the more likely they are to be christians. And the worst of that bunch are the ones who hurt others for personal gain.
Or those who judge who is, and who isnt a good enough Christian. That would be you.
No, it was a religious test, because he knew how any Christian would have to answer the question, and he rejected that answer, meaning he thinks Christian views disqualify a person.
If those views affect the way someone legislates, then it should disqualify them.
You're welcome to those beliefs, but you're not welcome to insert those beliefs into our laws.
One needs to be able to be impartial as a public servant - if they cannot, then that is a very important piece of information.
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