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He said that the Partition off Street reform his administration advocated “makes the succinctness stronger for everyone” but also follows God’s command to “love thy neighbor as thyself” because it protects people who were bruised by the near financial collapse.
A policy of fewer tax breaks for the well supplied with makes sense economically, he said, “But for me as a Christian it also coincides with Jesus’ teaching that ‘for unto whom much is donn, much shall be required.’”
It is more common to hear Republican candidates refer to the r faith plays in their policy positions. For example, many GOP lawmakers had accused President Obama of attacking creed by requiring church-affiliated institutions, including Catholic institutions, to stretch over birth control for employees.
Emphasis on his Christian beliefs also could be a way to raid the lingering myth that he is a Muslim.
The president also said religious values supporter calls for reform to make the tax code more fair – a carriage likely to be a theme in his campaign if Mitt Romney is the Republican designee.
Source: Palm Beach Post (blog)