Dole, Hagan, and God

November 2, 2008 · Filed Under Baum's Blog 

There’s been a lot of attention in the past couple of days about Elizabeth Dole’s ad accusing Kay Hagan, her opponent, of being a “Godless American.” It’s absolutely despicable that Elizabeth Dole created an ad that tells lies, misconstrues facts, and suggests that it is quoting Hagan saying “there is no God” when it is in fact not her voice – but a hired actress. If you haven’t seen the ads, both videos are below and worth watching.

I admire that Hagan responded, and I’m glad she set the record straight. She says “I believe in God…. My faith guides my life…. My campaign is… not about bearing false witness against fellow Christians.”

I’m not quite sure, though, why this whole conversation about God is relevant in the political arena. It seems to me that there is supposed to be a separation of Church and State. Yet, several candidates seem to make a large effort to show that they are “good Christians.” Beyond that, some individuals have made the silly attempt to claim Obama is a Muslim when he is not; that is simply ridiculous. But why is the conversation even going there? It should not.

Religion and politics are completely different spheres of life – and one should not influence the other. I am not voting for any Jews, Christians, or Muslims on Tuesday – I am voting for people, people who have an awesome power to rule our country – not our religious lives.

Here’s Elizabeth Dole’s ad

Here’s Kay Hagan’s response:

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