re: #293 Dark_Falcon

That part is just a statement of faith. It means he thinks that Christianity is the most correct religion. I think so too, BTW. That statement does not in itself establish exclusionary intent.

And you’re entitled to think whatever you want, as am I, however neither one of us is holding a political office. Considering the rhetoric that has been directed at Muslims lately, a long statement about someone’s faith when they’re in a position of political power makes me uncomfortable.

This part gives me pause as well:

Purpose and Limit of Civil Government

Humanity now is corrupted by sin.10 God’s image is still integral to humanity, but the likeness is distorted in varying degrees, and human dignity is mixed with depravity. Man’s actions which harm other men must be checked by force to preserve human life and liberty. I believe that this is the legitimate role of civil government — to do justice and to protect individual rights of life, liberty and property.11 Civil government, otherwise, should leave us alone and free.

Perhaps he sees Islam as a kind of “depravity” (he wouldn’t be the first). Which actions that “harm other men” and/or threaten human life and liberty”? The dreaded creeping sharia and/or Islamic supremacist 5th column? Maybe just teaching others about Islam or simply practicing it could be seen as a threat. I’m not spewing some paranoid bullshit, Dark, we see this type of speech every damned day here and you can find it in spades all over the internet, radio, and TV.