Liberty University believes this is a Christian nation to be dominated / ruled by Christians. Bullshit. Kudos to Sanders for extending an olive branch.
At Liberty University, An Irreligious Bernie Sanders Voices A Progressive Embrace Of Faith
by Jack Jenkins, Sep 14, 2015 3:41pm
There was tension in the air when Vermont senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders walked onstage on Monday morning at Liberty University, a college in Lynchburg, Virginia. The situation seemed ripe for conflict: Liberty is a deeply conservative Christian school with a long history of championing right-wing religious leaders and Republican candidates. Sanders is a Jewish man and self-proclaimed democratic socialist who has repeatedly distanced himself from organized religion, describing himself as “not particularly religious.”
Yet when the 74-year-old senator took to the podium to address several thousand Liberty students, he launched into a speech that focused not on these clear differences, but on shared values. In what amounted to a nuanced articulation of religion’s role in American society, the bespectacled Sanders voiced a surprisingly deep appreciation for the larger moral goals of faith — even the school’s famously conservative brand of Christianity. …
“I am far from being a perfect human being — but I am motivated by a vision which manifests in all great religions,” he said. “And that vision is so beautifully and clearly stated in Matthew 7:12: ‘do unto others as you would have them do unto you’. That is the golden rule … It is not very complicated.”