Ron Paul is a Southern Baptist and South Carolina is Saturated with Baptists

[Constitutional Paulicy]

I know that Dr. Paul feels that wearing his religion on his sleeve is pandering to the religious demographic of voters, but he is the one candidate that could garner their support. With Romney being Mormon and Gingrich being Catholic, RP favors to do very well. Baptists are by far the highest ranking religious group in SC. Not to mention the 6th ranking Southern Baptist state in the US.

So why doesn't the RP campaign promote this message more heavily?

SC% USA%

Percent Religious 40.12% 48.34%
Catholic 4.17% 21.76%
LDS 0.43% 1.66%
Baptist 19.14% 8.38%
Episcopalian 1.08% 0.53%
Pentecostal 2.66% 1.78%
Lutheran 1.35% 2.49%
Methodist 6.32% 2.98%
Presbyterian 2.96% 1.07%
Other Christian 1.55% 5.20%
Jewish 0.22% 1.81%
Eastern 0.19% 0.05%
Islam 0.06% 0.64%

Top 20 U.S. States with Highest Percentage of Southern Baptists in the Population

State Number Percent

Mississippi 869,942 33.81%
Alabama 1,313,907 32.52
Oklahoma 964,615 30.67
Tennessee 1,343,312 27.54
Kentucky 962,945 26.13
South Carolina 894,390 25.65 Ranked 6th
Arkansas 617,524 24.99
Georgia 1,582,520 24.43
North Carolina 1,446,228 21.82
Texas 3,259,395 19.19
Louisiana 757,639 17.95
Missouri 789,183 15.42
Virginia 742,860 12.01
New Mexico 158,873 10.49
Florida 1,167,850 9.03
Alaska 28,718 5.22
Arizona 162,887 4.44
Wyoming 18,674 4.12
Kansas 96,524 3.90
Maryland 131,627 2.75

 

[frickettz]

I thought he was Lutheran.

 

[vechorik]

I thought he was Lutheran.

Early in life, but he made a personal decision to accept Christ as his savior and become Baptized in the Baptist church
It's at www.RonPaul2012.com, at the top tabs "issues" then click "statement of faith"

I talked to someone in my Tea Party about Ron Paul being a Baptist and she said:
"He must not be a very good one, else he would support Israel."


To combine the Israel-thing, with education about the Baptist thing would be good.

 

[Pete Kay]

I thought he was Lutheran.

He was raised Lutheran, but is now a southern Baptist. I'm not sure when he switched, but he's been a southern Baptist for decades.

 

[Constitutional Paulicy]

I thought he was Lutheran.

Low-key Southern Baptist goer..........

http://www.ronpaul2012.com/2012/01/07/evangelicals-turning-to-ron-paul/

His parents were Lutheran

 

[Constitutional Paulicy]

So the question is. Why doesn't the campaign make more light of this?

 

[specsaregood]

So the question is. Why doesn't the campaign make more light of this?

Because Paul thinks religious matters are personal matters.

 

[moonshine5757]

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I'm Agnostic and I fully support pandering to the religious sector of SC. Anything that can help us win SC must be used. Also, the time to attack Romney is upon us.

 

[Constitutional Paulicy]

Because Paul thinks religious matters are personal matters.

I've heard this too. But he also doesn't engage in mud slinging, but the campaign engages on his behalf. The same could be done with regard to his religious ideals.

 

[Created4]

Bil Clinton is a Southern Baptist also. Just saying....

 

[vechorik]

I'm Agnostic and I fully support pandering to the religious sector of SC. Anything that can help us win SC must be used. Also, the time to attack Romney is upon us.

+1 LOL (from a Christian)

also and important CORRECTION to the OP

Ron Paul is a BAPTIST. The Baptists split. Just because he lives in the south, doesn't mean he is a "Southern Baptist"

Ron Paul is "Baptist" according to his statement of faith.

 

[LibertyEagle]

Early in life, but he made a personal decision to accept Christ as his savior and become Baptized in the Baptist church
It's at www.RonPaul2012.com, at the top tabs "issues" then click "statement of faith"

I talked to someone in my Tea Party about Ron Paul being a Baptist and she said:
"He must not be a very good one, else he would support Israel."

To combine the Israel-thing, with education about the Baptist thing would be good.

I seriously do not get this. RP does support Israel. He just will not send our tax dollars to other countries. Any of them. But, nothing is stopping that person from sending their own money to Israel. It is the very same stance Paul has taken on giving medals to people of note.

 

[Pete Kay]

I'm Agnostic and I fully support pandering to the religious sector of SC. Anything that can help us win SC must be used. Also, the time to attack Romney is upon us.

I'm Buddhist and I agree. Pander!

If there was a forum like the Thanksgiving one that Ron participated while he was in Iowa shown in South Carolina, Ron would win.

 

[specsaregood]

I'm Agnostic and I fully support pandering to the religious sector of SC. Anything that can help us win SC must be used. Also, the time to attack Romney is upon us.

A good start would be to keep your mouth shut instead of saying what you just said. And that image only hurts as well.

 

[moonshine5757]

A good start would be to keep your mouth shut instead of saying what you just said. And that image only hurts as well.

What a despicable thing to say. Don't like my opinion than say it with some maturity and not a little child.

 

[bluesc]

What a despicable thing to say. Don't like my opinion than say it with some maturity and not a little child.

Stop spamming that picture everywhere.

 

[Muwahid]

I'm Agnostic and I fully support pandering to the religious sector of SC. Anything that can help us win SC must be used. Also, the time to attack Romney is upon us.

And that sir, is why you're not Ron Paul

 

[moonshine5757]

Stop spamming that picture everywhere.

I posted it twice. I'm not spamming it.

 

[vechorik]

I seriously do not get this. RP does support Israel. He just will not send our tax dollars to other countries. Any of them. But, nothing is stopping that person from sending their own money to Israel. It is the very same stance Paul has taken on giving medals to people of note.

That's what we have to work against though -- Educate them of Ron Paul's Israel stand and that he's a Christian Baptist.
I think it's mostly because of the media-brainwashing and they haven't researched Dr. Paul AT ALL.

 

[specsaregood]

What a despicable thing to say. Don't like my opinion than say it with some maturity and not a little child.

No its true. Other campaigns and media read this site.
Suggesting that the campaign "pander" to religious folk in SC is insulting.

Let's look up the definition of "pander"
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pander

pan·der
noun Also, pan·der·er.
1. a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
2. a person who caters to or profits from the weaknesses or vices of others.
3. a go-between in amorous intrigues.

verb (used without object)
4. to act as a pander; cater basely: to pander to the vile tastes of vulgar persons.

You think suggesting the campaign "pander" is a positive message? no, what you said is despicable.