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Brad in Washington Times Print E-mail
Monday, 03 December 2007
Huckabee's Evasive Answer
Letter To The Editor
Mon Dec 3, 2007
Joseph Curl is certainly correct that "one of the night's biggest laugh lines" in Wednesday's Republican debate was uttered by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, but there was nothing funny about it ("Romney, Giuliani battle," Page 1, Thursday). Responding to the question, "What would Jesus do" about the death penalty, something he supports, Mr. Huckabee responded that "Jesus was too smart to ever run for public office."

What does that kind of evasive answer to a sincere question of faith tell us about a candidate who invokes his faith as a qualification for the presidency? Religious conviction has an important role to play in American politics. But that won't be the case if those who claim to be the most religious are not prepared to tell us what they really believe or to revisit their beliefs in light of powerful new questions or legal realities that reflect how the world has changed in 2,000 years. Last time I checked, that is what real faith is meant to empower us to do.

RABBI BRAD HIRSCHFIELD
President
National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership
New York City
 
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