Posted on 08/03/2015 7:37:47 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
"Does the Bible have authority over the Constitution?" That "gotcha" question was put to Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday. The retired neurosurgeon, however, didn't fall for the bait.
NBC's Chuck Todd said it's a question from a Facebook poster by one Victor Roush, adding that it's a "simple question." "Does the Bible have authority over the constitution?"
"That is not a simple question by any stretch of the imagination," Carson, retired neurosurgeon retorted.
"I think probably what you have to do is ask a very specific question about a specific passage of the Bible and a specific portion of the Constitution," Carson added. "I don't think you can answer that question other than out of very specific contexts."
Todd left the answer there, saying, "We'll see if Mr. Roush liked that answer or not."
About the Obama administration's Iran nuclear deal, Carson said, "It is perhaps the worst deal in the history of the United States."
Todd also asked Carson what he expects from the "Voters First" Republican Forum debate to be held Monday.
"Well, I hope that people will get an opportunity to see who I really am, not who other people have said that I am," Carson said. "And will have an opportunity to actually see what I think about a variety of subjects. You know, I have a tendency to be asked about medical things. And very seldom do I get asked about, you know, other types of political things that are important."
More than a dozen Republican presidential candidates are expected to take part in the debate in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Thursday.
During the interview, Todd referred to Carson as "the other non-politician who's been breaking through."
"I think it's a tremendous help," Carson said, about his lack of political background. "It's a tremendous aid because fewer people are talking about my lack of political experience now. And that's good because, you know, experience can come from a variety of different places. And certainly the life that you have led, you know, in my case, you know, solving complex problems, being involved in corporate America, starting a national nonprofit, you get an enormous amount of experience doing these things, particularly in solving problems. And, you know, it's an erroneous thought that only political experience is expedient."
Yes. And it says “render unto Caesar.”
When properly interpreted, the Constitution will not violate biblical principles.
RE: When properly interpreted, the Constitution will not violate biblical principles.
THAT would have been my answer too :)
My Answer to the idiot reporter...
The Bible would have authority over the Constitution if we were a Theocracy...
Since we are not and we are a Republic, why would ask such a stupid question ?
Are you that dense ?
How would Martin Luther King answer that question? (not that the MSM would ever ask *him*).
My answer to the question is that evidently, Carson has taken “Art of Weaseling 101.”
Answer of corse is yes.
But it’s asked as a gotcha question. Car sons answer was not bad - “that’s not a simple question”.
We can see the pattern shaping up. They are going to try to ask conservatives gotcha questions about religion.
Meh on the gotcha question. If you’re going to run for POTUS, that’s not even a point to be made.
Thought he handled it perfectly.
“When properly interpreted, the Constitution will not violate biblical principles.”
That’s a good answer too.
There is not a conflict between the Bible and the Constitution.
The question is just a got-ya intended to stir up stuff.
How to answer this question???
I think I would say how the Founding Fathers established our system to have a secular government. Our government is a constitutional republic. The US constitution guarantees that every state shall have a republican form of government. The government is involved with secular matters, not with religious doctrine.
The Bible is the governing force for the lives of believers ,and for providing guidance in matters of faith. The Constitution is the governing force for the functioning of our government.
The Constitution overrides the Bible when it comes to matters of our secular government. The Bible overrides the Constitution when it comes to matters of faith.
The Bible is the rock upon which the foundations of our national constitution rest.
That’s a fine answer.
Will Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders be asked such questions? Assuming of course that Hillary would lower herself to go on a program such as Meet The Press????
If the reporter refuses to reply, counter with the words of Jesus ..
Neither will I tell YOU.
Question for Hillary and/or Sanders:
Does the Communist Manifesto have authority oover tyhe U.S. Constitution?
Romans 13:1-7
So “journolistas” like Todd are now getting their questions from Facebook trolls?
More proper answer is use both the Constitution and the bible. Just render to God that which is God's, and to America that which is the written law of the land. That will please God, I think.
Yes. Hillary or Sanders won’t be asked this.
Nor will they be asked something like, does social justice supersede the constitution?
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