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    "title": "Newt Gingrich, How Will You Lead The Nation Back To God?",
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    "html": "<p>Gingrich did *not* say the following:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>... it is not the job of the President of the United States or in in the skill set of the President of the United States to lead the nation back to or toward God. For starters, a lot of Americans don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t believe in God and don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t want to hear about God. I don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t want a President to lead the nation toward meat-eating or vegetarianism or any of the myriad of other choices we make privately in our day-to-day lives.</p>\n<p>More importantly, the President doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t know how to lead the nation back to God. He is just as likely to lead the nation away from God. There are people who specialize in Godliness\u00e2\u0080\u0093they are called \u00e2\u0080\u009cthe clergy.\u00e2\u0080\u009d Having the President get involved in religion or belief in God inevitably crowds out private efforts or has unintended consequences.</p>\n<p>In other words, the right answer is that the President of the United States is not the Messiah or a prophet or even a member of the clergy. Leading the nation back to God is the job of private voluntary acts. The President\u00e2\u0080\u0099s job is to leave those alone.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Via <em><a href=\"http://cafehayek.com/2012/03/not-the-messiah.html\">Not the Messiah</a></em>.</p>\n"
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