David Corn on Ben Carson: There Are Serious Issues About His Faith

CORN: "His religion is Seventh Day Adventism. But he talks about turning to God and realizing there is something bigger than himself and that took care of his anger problem. And this just strikes a chord with social conservatives who like that sort of rags-to-riches, through God, story. Now, he is running on the basis that he has faith. And I think it’s going to open, you know, a big can here. Because, you know, he does come from a church that believes in end times, prophesies, and he’s said he believes in the church’s teachings. And so I think if he’s running, as faith, as a qualification, which he is, then there should be, sensitively, some questions put to him, but what that means and what he takes from the church. And you know, we haven’t — Donald Trump has crudely tried to raise this as an issue, as Trump is wont to do with most things, but I do think there are serious issues here about his faith and how he intends to apply it, should he win control of the federal government."