I wonder how that was received by non-Christians, whether of another faith or simply not religious, among the Republican Party supporters.
He might simply have been playing along to his audience on the day of course, as probably anyone in his position would; but it can't have impressed every Party member or supporter.
Nor does it seem to square with the Constitution which if I understand correctly, guarantees religious freedom and separation of Church and State.
(Many of the original colonists were escaping countries that had become religiously extremely intolerant, or at least had too close ties between parliaments and prayer-books. The irony was that some of those settlers were hardly noted for religious liberty either: they were simply on the losing sides of the schisms in their home lands.)
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On which, I have to wonder at the breathtaking conflicts of interest held by the "Project 2025"' main author. A Mr. Gilman, if I recall correctly? (Similar anyway.)
Allegedly at least, I learnt today, Gilman supports both the Heritage Foundation whose web-site espouses some very un-libertarian social views and a political desire to control the US Government; and an organisation dedicated to upholding the US Constitution and personal liberty, presumably including religious freedom. Oh, and he's a long-time oil-industry director now involved with a rare-earth metals company: the first industry encouraging for its own sake HF's official climate-change denial, the latter exploiting moving from CO2-emitting hydrocarbon fuels to everything eventually being all-electric or electric/hydrogen.
(Rare-earth metals are vital for modern, high-efficiency alternators and motors, batteries and electronic components; and presently China is busily commandeering all it can of the world's resources of them and other significant minerals.)
With only two Parties to vote for the outcome might be rather interesting.....
Just remember, what Uncle Sam does in his own country is his business, for only Americans to decide. What counts in the rest of the world are his foreign policies and actions, and his country's standing with its many foes as well as friends. A lot of the friendly pairs of eyes are watching with due diplomacy but very nervously......
