Herman Cain’s God, Mormonism, and Christmas

Herman Cain’s God, Mormonism, and Christmas January 2, 2012

When Herman Cain, a candidate for the Republican nomination for president, announced the suspension of his campaign on December 3rd, his statement included the declarations, “I am at peace with my God. I am at peace with my wife.” He suspended his campaign soon after allegations were made that he had had a long-term extramarital affair. The subtext for the first sentence, then, is something like, “My God has forgiven me” or “My God knows me and understands me” or “My God will not judge me” or “My God will not condemn me.”

Similar declarations are made, often by politicians, in the context of a funeral eulogy in which the deceased is said to be at peace with “his God.” See the results when you google “ted kennedy” and “his god.”
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