2016 newshttp://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/jeb-bush-courts-evangelicals-at-liberty-university-117776.html?hp=r3_3''Jeb courts evangelicals in Liberty University address''''He reassures a skeptical voting bloc on religious freedom and Christ

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Anonymous 05/11/15 (Mon) 05:23:17 No.82

2016 news

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/jeb-bush-courts-evangelicals-at-liberty-university-117776.html?hp=r3_3

Jeb courts evangelicals in Liberty University address

He reassures a skeptical voting bloc on religious freedom and Christianity’s role in the world.

Jeb Bush on Saturday made a major overture to evangelical voters, seeking to reassure a skeptical voting bloc that when it comes to core beliefs about religious freedom and Christianity’s role in the world, he’s with them. The former Florida governor and likely presidential candidate made his pitch at a commencement address at Liberty University, a prominent symbol of evangelical Christianity in Lynchburg, Va., that has become a routine campaign stop for presidential hopefuls. Bush aimed to connect with evangelical voters — many of whom have been wary of his potential candidacy — by decrying progressives who, in his characterization, see no role for religion in public life.

“I am asked sometimes whether I would ever allow my decisions in government to be influenced by my Christian faith,” Bush said, building on a spirited defense of the First Amendment and the importance of free exercise of religion. “Whenever I hear this, I know what they want me to say. The simple and safe reply is, ‘No. Never. Of course not.’ If the game is political correctness, that’s the answer that moves you to the next round. The endpoint is a certain kind of politician we’ve all heard before – the guy whose moral convictions are so private, so deeply personal, that he even refuses to impose them on himself.”

Anonymous 05/11/15 (Mon) 09:00:09 No.102

HE made an alright point. There's nothing innately wrong with letting your religious beliefs influence decisions, to an extent. For many people, religion is the backbone of their morality. What he's doing though is implying the two are the same thing. He's ignoring the fact that most religions have very similar moral teachings, or that people can actually have morality outside of religion. Or conversely, that many (most) people who do claim to be religious are actually shitheads. He's focusing on his "christian" faith instead of the more important issue of overarching morality (from any source) because he just wants to win brownie points from the crowd for wearing team colors.