Let me clarify. I will not vote for a man who places his faith above others in connection with the state.
Reportedly, Governor Huckabee pardoned criminals once they professed a belief in Christ. He felt that their soul had been cleansed. I believe that is a wrong standard for a governor to make. What if the man had professed he believed that Allah was the one and only true God, yet denied Christ as the Son of God?
I don’t want someone to discriminate based on religious beliefs via the government. Huckabee might not think that he does that, but he certainly shows evidence of favortism towards members of his faith.
That’s not right.
I agree entirely with your post, except that maybe there is an isolated case where a governor met a convict and heard his appeal face to face, but never for a murderer. I could consider a transfer of a prisoner from the death penalty to life without parole, but only in the event that he impresses me that he had a complete change of heart, and I’m hard to please in that area.