Rand Paul Tells Evangelical Student Group: There Is No Liberty Without Virtue
On January 23 in Washington, D.C., Rand Paul addressed a gathering of Christian students, speaking to them not, he said, as a senator, but as a “libertarian Christian.”
About 90 students met with Paul, the junior senator from Kentucky, as part of the annual National Association of Evangelicals’ Christian Student Leadership Conference. The Christian confab is designed to help attendees learn from Christian political leaders how to successfully integrate their faith into the public service.
In his presentation, Paul opened with humor. “You’re probably scratching your head and asking yourself, ‘What’s a libertarian doing talking to a bunch of evangelical students?” Paul quipped.
Paul’s self-deprecation continued, according to a report of the speech published by CBN News. “Aren’t libertarians crazy?” Paul said with a smile. “Aren’t they kind of scary?”
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