OPINION (FW) – Democratic Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg has once again openly invoked his faith in the political arena. In his latest remarks, “Mayor Pete” argued his religious beliefs drive him to envision a world without weaponry. Speaking to a panel of leaders at a faith roundtable in Rock Hill, S.C. on Sunday, the Indiana politician declared that “the commitment to peace” is “such a core teaching of Jesus is also
something that I think is a core goal of the right kind of American foreign policy.” “It doesn’t mean that we ignore threats,” he qualified, according to the Washington Examiner. “It doesn’t mean that we unilaterally disarm. It doesn’t mean that we can move tomorrow toward a world with no weapons, although that is the world that we are called to envision.” However, Buttigieg assured that “it does mean that we can take steps that will move us closer to that reality.” READ MORE
