Americans want more God talk, not less

Published August 3, 2015 4:01am ET



Donald Trump attracted a lot of attention recently in Iowa for suggesting that John McCain is not a war hero because he was captured by the enemy during the Vietnam War.

It was an outlandish remark, and one for which he was duly criticized. But another comment by Trump may ultimately give him more trouble with voters in Iowa and beyond. Asked whether he ever sought God’s forgiveness, Trump said, “I am not sure I have … I don’t think so. I think if I do something wrong, I think, I just try and make it right. I don’t bring God into that picture.”

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