‘One true God’: Vivek Ramaswamy talks about his Hindu faith

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy spoke about his Hindu faith Friday during an evangelical Christian forum in Iowa.

Ramaswamy sat alongside fellow candidates Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley as he revealed his religious beliefs, which he referred to as “the elephant in the room.”

“I am Hindu. I believe there is one true God,” Ramaswamy said. “I believe God put each of us here for a purpose. My faith teaches me that we have a duty, a moral duty, to achieve that purpose. That we are instruments of God. He works through us in different ways, but we are still the same because God resides in each of us.”

Last night I was asked about my Hindu faith. I answered honestly. pic.twitter.com/5SwXfoCY5J

—Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) November 18, 2023

Ramaswamy spoke about the values ​​espoused by his Christian high school in Cincinnati, explaining that they were no different from the values ​​he grew up with as a Hindu. He said his “traditional home” taught him the importance of family as a foundation, and emphasized that “marriage is sacred” and “adultery is wrong.” Her high school taught him the same values ​​he grew up with at home, including that “God is real”, “there is a true God” and not “taking his name in vain”.

“These values ​​are familiar to me. They do not belong to the Hindus. But these values ​​do not belong to Christians either. Actually, they belong to God,” Ramaswamy said. (RELATED: ‘Our Faith Is What Got Us Through It’: Vivek Ramaswamy Opens Up About Losing His First Child)

Ramaswamy rhetorically asked whether the values ​​he asserted were “foreign” or “foreign,” telling the audience that they might as well be in America. he quoted televisionmovies, HR sessions, DEI training, and universities as examples of where your values ​​seem out of place.

“They may seem like foreign values, but I don’t think they are for most Americans in this country,” Ramaswamy said. “I don’t think they are foreign values ​​to those of us in this room today.”