Mixing Politics And Religion On Stage
The middle of the CNN/You Tube turned to questions focused on religion and morality when a video asked the Republican candidates what would Jesus do with the death penalty.
Mike Huckabee said as governor he reached a realization that "there is a place for a death penalty." But to what Jesus would, Huckabee, who is also a minister, said, "Jesus was too smart to run for public office."
The next questioner held up the Bible asking the candidates if they believed it. "I do, but not literally," said Rudy Giuliani. "I believe the Bible is the word of God," said Mitt Romney. But when asked if he believed every word, Romney stammered a repeat and then added an explanation that he might have a different interpretationopinion of what that word means.
"As the only person here on the stage with a theology degree, there are parts of it I don't fully comprehend and understand, because the Bible is a revelation of an infinite god, and no finite person is
ever going to fully unerstand it. If they do, their god is too small," said Huckabee.
John McCain and Romney then had a tense exchange over torture and whether waterboarding was torture. Romney said he would not support torture, but would not say whether he considered waterboarding torture. McCain, who was a prisoner of war in Vietnam, said this was a morale issue that's symbolic of what America is all about. "This is a defining issue," McCain said.
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