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By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged
America’s presidential candidates keep invoking God Almighty.
President Joe Biden, 81, did so two weeks ago when — fresh off the worst debate performance in U.S. presidential history — he was asked in a crucial sit-down interview if he might leave the race.
“If you can be convinced that you cannot defeat Donald Trump, will you stand down?” ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos asked.
“It depends on — on if the Lord Almighty comes down and tells me that, I might do that,” replied the incumbent Democrat, who has characterized his Catholic faith as the “bedrock foundation” of his life.
Stephanopoulos kept pressing Biden on various scenarios before repeating the question.
“You’re sure?” the anchor said.
“Well, yeah, I’m sure,” Biden replied. “Look. I mean, if the Lord Almighty came down and said, ‘Joe, get outta the race,’ I’d get outta the race. The Lord Almighty’s not comin’ down.”
This column appears in the online magazine Religion Unplugged.
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