Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal believes that in order to fix the American economy and other ills, the United States needs a spiritual revival. Gov Jindal spoke Saturday at “The Response” prayer rally in Baton Rouge, Louisiana were he advocated that leaders should turn to God for solutions.
During “The Response” event, which Jindal heralded as a religious and not a political gathering, the Republican governor called for a spiritual awakening and proclaimed that, in the end, “our God wins.”
“We need a spiritual revival to fix what ails our country,” Jindal told the faithful. “It is like God has given us the book of life. He doesn’t let us see the pages for today and tomorrow. He doesn’t promise us everything will go the way you want, but he does let you see the last page of the book of life — and on the last page, our God wins.”
Such comments drew the polite ire of ABC “This Week” host George Stephanopoulos, who asked the Christian governor if he really believes that it is the “job of the president to lead a spiritual revival.” Stephanopoulos also snidely asked how the “our God wins” comment would be received by a spiritually diverse populace.
“I was struck by the final line, ‘our god wins,’” Stephanopoulos said. “How do you think that lands in a country of 320 million people, of many different kinds of spirituality, many different kinds of faith, many who believe in no god at all?”
Jindal made the point that America has been led by people of faith who were not ashamed of that faith.
“It is a time-honored tradition, going back to our nation’s founding, for our presidents, for our leaders to turn to god for guidance, for wisdom. George Washington did it, Abraham Lincoln did it, Harry Truman did it,” he said. “So, absolutely I think this idea of praying to God for wisdom and guidance is as old as our country.”
Jindal noted, too, that America is a diverse country with a majority Christian population, but that “we don’t discriminate against anybody” and “we believe in religious liberty.”
Stephanopoulos also challenged Jindal on Louisiana’s definition of marriage and the future Supreme Court ruling on marriage. Jindal defined marriage as between one man and one woman.
We need more courageous leaders who will lead on the tough issues.
You can see the exchange here.
