Christian Post Report – Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio told an atheist in the audience that he won’t be “forced” to stop talking about his faith on the campaign trail and argued that atheists should want his faith to influence his decisions.
During Rubio’s Monday town hall meeting in Waverly, Iowa, an atheist attendee named Justin Scott, a member of the Freedom From Religion Foundation who also runs his own YouTube channel, commented during a question and answer session on Rubio’s recent campaign ad that simply features Rubio talking about how he follows his faith and that his goal is to live alongside God for eternity.
Scott argued that it seems like Rubio, who is Catholic, is more interested in running for “Pastor-in-Chief” rather than Commander-in-Chief and then asked Rubio how he would defend the rights of nontheists if he is elected president in 2016.
“As I said during my speech, you have the right to believe whatever you want, you have a right to believe in nothing at all. You certainly have that right. I can’t force you to be Christian,” Rubio responded. “Christianity is a free gift and we Christians believe that salvation is a free gift that has to be willfully accepted. You can’t force it on people. You have a right to believe in whatever you want. Now, I am going to share my faith, especially when I am asked. Because, my faith influences who I am and every aspect of my life.”
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Source : Christian Post