For Ben Carson, Donald Trump, or any other Republican politician to suggest that someone of any faith is unfit for office is out of touch with who we are as a people.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Any candidate who claims his religion has no influence on his decisions is either a dishonest politician or a shallow follower of his faith.
I've noticed that some Democrats, who seldom mention their faith or maybe never mention their faith, will seize on to a phrase that Pope Francis may have said, and they want to attach themselves to that agenda. Political opportunists is what they are.
I have come to the conclusion that while a candidate's faith matters, what's most important is how he or she applies that faith.
A candidate's faith is not the only consideration, but should be a major consideration in electing the president of the United States.
Far too many candidates wear their faith on their sleeve.
Faith is a private issue. At least, I consider it to be one.
Religion is capable of driving people to such dangerous folly that faith seems to me to qualify as a kind of mental illness.
Personal faith can be a powerful force for public good.
I would suggest that faith is everyone's business. The advance or decline of faith is so intimately connected to the welfare of a society that it should be of particular interest to a politician.
What I think is fair to say is that, coming out of the Republican camp, there have been efforts to suggest that perhaps I'm not who I say I am when it comes to my faith - something which I find deeply offensive, and that has been going on for a pretty long time.