Tim Tingelstad is a devout Christian who believes government would benefit from the influence of biblical principles — and he isn't shy about sharing his opinion.
A candidate for the Minnesota Supreme Court, he is against abortion, quotes the Bible in his campaign literature and believes public school enrollment would grow if school districts used state dollars to open religiously based schools.
How can a judicial candidate be so open with his ideologies?
Tingelstad credits his openness to a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down Minnesota's election rules barring judicial candidates from sharing their views on hot-button issues, such as abortion, the death penalty and tort reform.
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