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John S. Rodgers: “Some people think our government should be a Christian…”

Featuring: John S. Rodgers, Republican | Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

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Vermont primary debate_ Republicans for lieutenant governor Gregory Thayer and John Rodgers

Published | Video Starts at 47:15

In our Constitution, we have freedom of religion, which means no matter what religion you believe in or no religion at all, you are supposed to be provided with the same protections. And so, you know, Some people think our government should be a Christian government, but we have other religions here that we need to respect and we have atheists that we need to respect as well. How do you think that balance is going here in Vermont? I think the balance in Vermont works fine for the most part. I think there are certain politicians that want to bring religion into government. (47:15–47:26)

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Asserts that there are people who believe the government should be Christian, but other religions and atheists must also be respected.

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