At an intimate campaign stop in Waverly, Iowa, on January 18, an atheist asked Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio why his recent ad said nothing about policy ideas and instead went into great detail about faith, God and heaven. The questioner wanted to know how Rubio planned to uphold the religious rights of all, not just those who agree with his Christian worldview.
Rubioâ??s ad made sense for the audience it was designed for: a conservative Christian base in Iowa. Voters there have always been receptive to these kinds of messages. But while the atheist individual at this campaign stop might have been an anomaly there, his apprehension about voting for an outspoken Christian is common in many parts of the country. Itâ??s not just atheists who feel anxious about Rubioâ??s message about Jesus and his Church â?? itâ??s Jews, too.
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