Thread: Rick Santorum openly admits to wanting Christian theocracy

Does this guy really think he has any chance of winning the presidency? Basically he is openly stating he wants his religious views imposed on everyone regardless of their faith or lack of faith. To me, this wacko is un-American, and no different than the taliban. He was disgusted at Kennedy's remarks for promising not to impose his faith on others? If thats not openly admitting he wants a theocracy then I don't know what is. Bottom line is this guy has archaic, hateful, and bigoted views for those who do not share is "morals". Go away Rick America hates you and your type of faith. (on second thought win the nomination so Obama can win a second term).

WASHINGTON - Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum said Sunday that he doesn't believe in the separation of church and state, adding that he was sickened by John F. Kennedy's assurances to Baptist ministers 52 years ago that he would not impose his Catholic faith on them.

"I don't believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute," Santorum, a devout Catholic, said in an interview from Michigan on ABC's "This Week."

"The First Amendment means the free exercise of religion and that means bringing people and their faith into the public square."

Santorum's latest foray into the hot-button, faith-based issues that so fire up the party's evangelical base comes as his chief rival for the Republican nomination, Mitt Romney, begins to pull ahead slightly in the state of Michigan, where he was born and raised.

Both Michigan and Arizona hold their primaries Tuesday.

While Romney's been battling Santorum in Michigan for the past two weeks, polls suggest he's got a comfortable lead in Arizona, a winner-take-all contest in terms of delegate allocation. Michigan's delegates, on the other hand, are rewarded based on results.

The former Massachusetts governor got a boost Sunday from Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, who endorsed him as "the man that can carry the day" on NBC's "Meet The Press."

"He has that pro-business background, and he has that political history that I think he would serve America the best."

Brewer's endorsement is considered a boon to Romney's insistence that he's the toughest in the Republican field on illegal immigration. Brewer has been a fierce defender of her state's strict immigration policies, and Romney called Arizona a "model" on the issue in the last Republican debate.

Romney is the native son of Michigan, however, where his father served both as governor and a car company executive. A loss there would be regarded as devastating to his campaign.

Nonetheless, both Romney and Santorum have said they opposed the federal government's bailout of the auto industry in the state where millions work for car manufacturers. Romney even penned a New York Times opinion piece four years ago with the headline: "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt."

Republican foes have seized upon that headline in advance of a speech by President Barack Obama on Tuesday to the United Auto Workers conference in Washington to celebrate "the rescue of Detroit."

The autoworkers plastered "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt" on 26 American-made vehicles at a Romney event in Detroit on Friday.

Beyond Michigan, however, Santorum's startling stances on social issues like birth control and religion are getting the most attention countrywide.

He's been unapologetic about some of his more controversial remarks, even reiterating Sunday his past remarks that Kennedy's 1960 speech in Houston made "me want to throw up."

"To say that people of faith have no role in the public square? What makes me throw up is someone who is now trying to tell people that you will do what the government says," Santorum said.

"That now we're going to turn around and impose our values from the government on people of faith."

America is all about embracing diversity, he added.

"What we saw in Kennedy's speech was just the opposite, and that's what's so upsetting about it," he said.
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Originally Posted by Montoya

Does this guy really think he has any chance of winning the presidency? Basically he is openly stating he wants his religious views imposed on everyone regardless of their faith or lack of faith. To me, this wacko is un-American, and no different than the taliban. He was disgusted at Kennedy's remarks for promising not to impose his faith on others? If thats not openly admitting he wants a theocracy then I don't know what is. Bottom line is this guy has archaic, hateful, and bigoted views for those who do not share is "morals". Go away Rick America hates you and your type of faith. (on second thought win the nomination so Obama can win a second term).

It sounds like if he became President, he'd get his marching orders from Rome and to me, that's totally unacceptable. We need to keep religion in the home and house of worship where it belongs.

On the plus side, I don't think he'll end up being the republican candidate for office of President.

Originally Posted by Montoya

Does this guy really think he has any chance of winning the presidency? Basically he is openly stating he wants his religious views imposed on everyone regardless of their faith or lack of faith. To me, this wacko is un-American, and no different than the taliban. He was disgusted at Kennedy's remarks for promising not to impose his faith on others? If thats not openly admitting he wants a theocracy then I don't know what is. Bottom line is this guy has archaic, hateful, and bigoted views for those who do not share is "morals". Go away Rick America hates you and your type of faith. (on second thought win the nomination so Obama can win a second term).

Your title is MOD EDIT SING THIS WORD IS NOT RESPECTFUL DEBATE Christophobic paranoia and wholly an untruth. The seperation of church and state is a leftist loser fabrication and unconstitutional, as all things leftist are.

One of the problems is that your thread title is a lie.

Santorum never says he wants a Christian theocracy.

Yes, he criticizes JFK.

But JFK saying that he wouldn't let his religion influence his policy decisions de facto declaring

"My religious beliefs are meaningless. Because they make no difference in my life and how I live it".

If someone truly believes in their religion, it will influence everything they do.

And for your information, there is no such thing as a "Christian theocracy" because absolutely nothing in Christianity dictates how an govt. on Earth should be run or what laws it should follow.

Originally Posted by Dayton3

One of the problems is that your thread title is a lie.

Santorum never says he wants a Christian theocracy.

Yes, he criticizes JFK.

But JFK saying that he wouldn't let his religion influence his policy decisions de facto declaring

"My religious beliefs are meaningless. Because they make no difference in my life and how I live it".

If someone truly believes in their religion, it will influence everything they do.

And for your information, there is no such thing as a "Christian theocracy" because absolutely nothing in Christianity dictates how an govt. on Earth should be run or what laws it should follow.

Applying the simple Truth + common sense has no affect on Leftninny Kneejerk Madeup Nonsense...unfortunately...

Originally Posted by Dayton3

One of the problems is that your thread title is a lie.

Santorum never says he wants a Christian theocracy.

Yes, he criticizes JFK.

But JFK saying that he wouldn't let his religion influence his policy decisions de facto declaring

"My religious beliefs are meaningless. Because they make no difference in my life and how I live it".

If someone truly believes in their religion, it will influence everything they do.

And for your information, there is no such thing as a "Christian theocracy" because absolutely nothing in Christianity dictates how an govt. on Earth should be run or what laws it should follow.

It is a leftist tactic to insite fear and loathing by exageration and untruths expressed as undeniable fact. It worked in Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia. Two societies greatly admired by progressive leftists.

I hope Rick Santorum becomes president. Since the reps are war mongers, he can start a war with the Muslims. Then all the nut-jobs believers in yahweh can meet all the nut-job believers in allah, in one gigantic battle. And kill each other of.

Two great things would happen:

1 – Atheists could take back the world and the world could finally see peace, common sense and reasoning rule the planet.

2 – We can get rid of the over population problem that is developing.

C'mon believers, there is an after-life right? What are you afraid of?

Originally Posted by rstones199

I hope Rick Santorum becomes president. Since the reps are war mongers, he can start a war with the Muslims. Then all the nut-jobs believers in yahweh can meet all the nut-job believers in allah, in one gigantic battle. And kill each other of.

Two great things would happen:

1 – Atheists could take back the world and the world could finally see peace, common sense and reasoning rule the planet.

2 – We can get rid of the over population problem that is developing.

C'mon believers, there is an after-life right? What are you afraid of?

More Christophobic fear of the invented and imagined theocracy to come. Leftists are so clueless, if that fear was not so pathetic it would be funny.

oh. Looks like Rick has not been killed off by the left quite just yet.

Gotta clear the field so that they can start to work on murdering Mitt in the media. A job that will not be all that difficult.

I'll tell you what Americans are getting tired of. An overly controlling fed and the media and democrats telling us who we are and what we think. We're gonna show you a thing or two, MOD EDIT USING WORDS LIKE THIS ARE NOT RESPECTFUL DEBATE.

Originally Posted by MisLed

I'll tell you what Americans are getting tired of. An overly controlling fed and the media and democrats telling us who we are and what we think. We're gonna show you a thing or two, cretins.

So, your solution is to vote for Santorum. That is a hoot.