Whatever your religious affiliation this kind of story will resonate with a lot of folks that want to live there lives and be left alone by government.
I have no objection to a person being proud of his/her faith; indeed, that's the way it should be. With that said, I learned a long time ago when a politician or a salesman (how different are they really?) starts telling me about it, HANG ON TO MY WALLET!
Its just spin to get votes, but he or anyone has to first sell themselves to get to a point they can, if they will, do anything to make a change.
Listen and believe if you want, it won't make a dime's worth of difference.