Profiled by Associated Baptist Press' Rob Marus, following his defeat in November, Congressman Chet Edwards (D-TX) discusses his commitment to religious liberty. The strong supporter of church-state separation does not believe that position cost him the election, but sounds willing to place that principle above his own re-election.
“If you’re not willing to lose an election over important principles, then you don’t deserve to ever win an election,” he said. “And church-state separation has always been an issue that I was more than willing to lose over, because I know there are a lot of people throughout the world who have sacrificed more than elections in their defense of religious freedom.”
