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What Would Jesus Do? Pete Buttigieg Has No Idea
The Democratic candidate's heartfelt argument on faith is also partisan nonsense.
Pete Buttigieg claims the higher ground.
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Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is one of the many candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination. But that’s not his only long-shot bid. He also wants to claim Christianity for contemporary progressive politics.
“Christian faith is going to point you in a progressive direction,” he told USA Today.