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The article provides an interesting comparison between Bush and John F. Kennedy, a Catholic like Bush, who said the following in 1960:
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Originally posted by John F. Kennedy in 1960
"I am not the Catholic candidate for president. I am the Democratic Party candidate for president who also happens to be a Catholic. I do not speak for my Church on public matters – and the Church does not speak for me.
"I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute, where no Catholic prelate would tell the president (should he be Catholic) how to act, and no Protestant minister would tell his parishioners for whom to vote; where no church or church school is granted any public funds or political preference; and where no man is denied public office merely because his religion differs from the president who might appoint him or the people who might elect him."
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Contrast Kennedy's remarks with Bush's at Liberty University's (an evangelical college) commencement ceremony, which i have transcribed.
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Originally posted by Jeb Bush in 2015
"I am asked sometimes whether I would ever allow my decisions in government to be influenced by my Christian faith. 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. The mistake is to confuse points of theology with moral principles that are knowable to reason as well as by faith. And this confusion is all part of a false narrative that casts religious Americans as intolerant scolds, running around trying to impose their views on everyone.
The stories vary, year after year, but the storyline is getting familiar. The progressive political agenda is ready for its next great leap forward. And religious people and churches are getting in the way. Our friends on the left like to view themselves as the agents of change and reform. And you and I are supposed to just get with the program. There are consequences when you don't genuflect to the latest secular dogmas."
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If that quote didn't disturb you enough, check out the full
clip of the commencement ceremony, which features 34,000 students listening to Bush's words, and likely thinking he just hit the nail on the head. And this man is running for president of the United States. Unbelievable.
