As Pence stands by his man, Indiana Jews give a soulful political reckoning | The Times of Israel

As Pence stands by his man, Indiana Jews give a soulful political reckoning | The Times of Israel

As Pence stands by his man, Indiana Jews give a soulful political reckoning Some see their governor as a 'true friend of Israel,' others as an exemplar of religious intolerance who shouldn't be anywhere near the White House Follow or contact: 'I'm a Christian, a Conservative and a Republican. In that order," Indiana Governor Mike Pence likes to say about himself while stumping on podiums and in television studios . It is this list of priorities that make him so controversial — and so essential — to the 2016 presidential elections. Supporters hold up Pence, who barely won the gubernatorial race in 2012 with 49.6 percent of the popular vote, as an exemplary politician who lives and works by his values. But his detractors fear these values — Pence is vocally pro-life and against gay marriage — as threats to civil liberties. Born in Indiana to a Catholic family, Pence is today a devout evangelical Christian. In interviews, Pence has said that he "came to a life in Christ at 18.

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