It’s a bit ironic that a nation built on Judeo-Christian values mocks a candidate who stands on religious conviction or openly courts those who do. I understand the divisive value of mockery in political and media matters however, in the social/public domain it remains a seemingly counter-intuitive stance.
Kennedy never even considered an Executive Order requiring National Allegiance to the Vatican. Nixon never proposed legislation ordaining The Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) as the National Faith and yes, we managed to survive Carter’s Baptist and Reagan’s Presbyterian leanings.
I often wonder if a devout Atheist as Presidential Candidate would suffer similar scaring in a nation that more and more seems weary of holding itself to account for, well, just about anything. Such is the natural course of divisiveness and a commanding fear that prefers to oppose a position challenging mediocrity; apparently there’s an element of comfort in the lowest possible common denominator.
In the sphere of national politics, Iowa may not be a defining moment however, it remains a supremely relevant affair if only in the silent and unspoken voice that seeks to lessen the void between what we intuitively know and what we actually do.
Curtis C. Greco, Founder
