“There is a religious war going on in this country,” former presidential candidate Pat Buchanan told the 1992 Republican convention in a primetime address. Mitt Romney has declared that President Obama is waging a war on religion. Whether one actually thinks there’s an ongoing war on religion, it’s time to raise the white flag on warring rhetoric.
In an advertisement released on August 9th, the Romney campaign said, “President Obama used his health care plan to declare war on religion, forcing religious institutions to go against their faith.” Not only does this skew many facts, it belittles the power of the word. “War” stands a synonymous word for “disagreement,” when in actuality it’s nowhere near a real war.
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