Politicians at Prayer: Their Goal Is Usually Winning Votes, Not Souls
Jindal claims that the event is merely about using prayer to fix what ails the nation, but let’s get real here. The governor hasn’t even been slightly subtle about his intentions to run for president in 2016. Jindal, like a lot of Republican Party hopefuls, aims to line up Religious Right/Tea Party support early, so he’s giving them a dose of that old-time religion.
It’s bad enough that governors do this sort of thing - acting like they are preachers when their job has nothing to do with religion - but it’s even worse that so many people of faith fall for it.
It’s also appalling because it excludes so many of Jindal’s constituents. He was elected to represent the entire state and its range of religious and philosophical thought - not just the people who share his theology.
Perry and Jindal shared the same goal: They sought votes, not an authentic worship experience. Truly religious people should be offended by such a cynical manipulation of the faith they hold dear by any politician whose eye is on the ballot rather than the Good Book.
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