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Vivek Ramaswamy’s Hindu faith is front and center in his GOP presidential campaign

Vivek Ramaswamy's Hindu faith is front and center in his GOP presidential campaign

The 37-year-old biotech entrepreneur turned Republican presidential candidate has been steadily garnering support in a party dominated by conservative Christians. In many polls, he’s in third place behind former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and he is one of six candidates who have qualified for the first GOP presidential debate on Aug. 23.

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I don't trust anyone who puts their faith front and center.
- I don’t trust any entrepreneur. I also don’t trust any Republican. I also, also don’t trust anyone who believes in a God or Gods.
  …guess I’m not voting for him (or anyone else)
  
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  Why don't you trust entrepreneurs?
  I also, also don’t trust anyone who believes in a God or Gods.
  Weird, just because someone has different beliefs than you?
  You should expand your social circle, it sucks having so much hate towards people because they think differently than you.
I don't care. Keep your damned religion (any of them) out of government.
- He's not feeding into hate, he just doesn't think that it needs to be taught in schools.
  I don't think the history of soccer needs to be taught in schools, doesn't mean I'm feeding into some sort of soccer hate.
All you really need to know:
He became a regular commentator on Fox News and other conservative outlets, backing capitalism and meritocracy, and criticizing affirmative action, mask mandates and open borders. He is anti-abortion and believes gender dysphoria should be treated as a mental illness.
He's basically a Nazi.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
He became a regular commentator on Fox News and other conservative outlets, backing capitalism and meritocracy, and criticizing affirmative action, mask mandates and open borders.
The child of immigrants from southern India, Ramaswamy grew up in Cincinnati speaking Tamil at home with his religious parents who performed pujas — a form of worship rituals.
He cemented his anti-abortion stance while attending St. Xavier Catholic High School in Cincinnati, and learned a strong “Protestant work ethic” from his piano teacher of 10 years.
His approach is drawing support from influential Christian leaders, including Bob Vander Plaats, who had a front-row seat for Ramaswamy’s recent campaign visit to Iowa.
While Ramaswamy’s faith may not be ideal for some Christian voters, it comes down to making the best choice available, said Vander Plaats, president of a conservative group, The Family Leader.
Ria Chakrabarty, policy director of Hindus for Human Rights, said she is concerned by Ramaswamy’s attempt to “package Hinduism in the family values mold, talking about it as a monotheistic religion to appeal to the Abrahamic faiths.”
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This article doesn't really lay out how it's 'front and center' - he's mentioned he's a man of faith and that most of our values in the west are due to our Christian history, which is true.
I've watched many interviews with him, I'm pretty interested in his campaign, but never has his Hindu faith been a big talking point.
“I was raised in a belief system where there is one true God who empowers each of us with our own capacities,” he said. “As we say in the Hindu tradition, God resides in each one of us. In the Christian tradition, you say we’re all made in the image of God.”
He's being asked about his faith in interviews and says they aren't too different from Christian values.
This story just seems like nothing.

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