It?s okay to mix faith with politics if you?re a liberal
Now that Hillary Clinton is publicly embracing the importance of faith in a politician’s life, the New York Times has evidently forgotten all about the separation of church and state. A feature article on Ms. Clinton speaks fawningly of her teaching adult Sunday school classes and of how her Methodist faith has “guided her” as she has “struggled to fulfill the Biblical commandment to love they neighbor in the bare-knuckles 
world of politics.” The Times notes with approval that she “has been alluding to her spiritual life with increasing regularity in recent years,” and quotes a religion expert who says that she “appears to be a person of deep and sincere faith.” Says Sen. Clinton herself about her faith, “It has certainly been a huge part of who I am, and how I have seen the world and what I believe in.” On the campaign trail, she now can be found “increasingly speaking of her personal piety” and “sprinkling in references to inspiring Biblical verses.” The Times gushes over the fact that “she carries a Bible on her campaign travels” and “reads commentaries on Scripture.” The bottom line is that as long as a candidate’s Christianity disposes them to support abortion, special rights for homosexuals, and the involuntary redistribution of wealth, the Times is all for it. The Times does not really believe in the “separation of church and state,” it believes in the “separation of conservative Christians and the state.” (Clinton Dwells on Faith as a Central Part of Her Life – New York Times)
Liberty Letters Comment: Thank you to our friends at the Idaho Values Alliance for digging up this tidbit.
Liberty Letters editor Steve Farrell is a pundit with America's Newspage, Newsmax.com, associate professor of political economy at George Wythe College, and the author of the highly praised inspirational novel, "Dark Rose." | More from Steve Farrell
Stumble It!
July 9th, 2007 at 7:30 pm
What’s that noise? Oh, it’s God looking at Hillary and being ill.
July 9th, 2007 at 7:51 pm
Now sstratford,,
I know in my heart that the hildabeast would never lie to us,,, and never has…
oh hell,,, now I have to go puke….
July 9th, 2007 at 8:04 pm
There once was a feminist that stayed at home to serve her family. This woman did not have career or desired one, but choose to help her husband. She was not materialistic to run up credit card debt, and never had an abortion (or believed in it). Though there were struggles in her relationships at home, divorce was not an option, as this feminist kept the commitments she made. She rarely quarreled, but instead honored her husband and father.