The Most Disturbing Line During the Vice-Presidential Debate
“I don’t talk about my faith a lot.”
With these few, consequential words, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz offered one of the most stunning and disturbing lines of Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate.
Mr. Walz, the Democrats’ vice presidential nominee who then proceeded to cite a Bible verse to encourage people to keep their “dignity” in how they handle the immigration issue, acknowledged something many already know: Religion isn’t the candidates’ forte this election cycle.
Furthermore, religion isn’t informing many of the policy perspectives we’re seeing on the campaign trail. It’s a travesty; the culture’s God void is on full display, with sadness, depression and suicidal ideation at disturbing highs, particularly among youths.
People need moral clarity and hope more than ever, but that’s not what’s percolating this election season. Instead, it’s an array of policies and statements predicated on selfish ambition.