{"id":17763,"date":"2023-05-31T10:35:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T14:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/?p=17763"},"modified":"2023-05-31T10:35:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T14:35:00","slug":"gov-ron-desantis-promises-to-protect-family-and-faith-put-on-the-full-armor-of-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2023\/05\/gov-ron-desantis-promises-to-protect-family-and-faith-put-on-the-full-armor-of-god","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Ron DeSantis Promises to Protect Family and Faith: &#8220;Put On the Full Armor of God&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_17769\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17769\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/140\/2023\/05\/gov-ron-desantis-credit-william-hunton-shutterstock-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17769\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/140\/2023\/05\/gov-ron-desantis-credit-william-hunton-shutterstock-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"ron desantis\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17769\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">William Hunton\/Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Governor Ron DeSantis promised to continue tackling woke agendas and supporting Americans\u2019 right to practice their faith in remarks at the opening session of the National Religious Broadcasters International Christian Media Convention.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis, a 2024 presidential candidate, spoke at the Orlando World Center Marriott as he discussed his perspective on protecting family and faith. He started by telling a personal story about the importance of a bottle of holy water from the Sea of Galilee as attendees gathered for a four-day convention to commemorate 75 years of Israel\u2019s independence.<\/p>\n<p>He said, <strong>\u201c<\/strong>My first job as governor, after getting sworn in on the steps of the Capitol, was to go back to the governor\u2019s residence to get our son Mason baptized.\u201d He said that he and Casey DeSantis, his wife, had been to Israel \u201cmany years before that together,\u201d and his wife brought back fresh water from the Sea of Galilee. Unfortunately, the botter was thrown away during house cleaning.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis added that as the word got out to the family they knew in Israel about the lost holy water, \u201cWithin 24 hours, there were people in Israel digging into the Sea of Galilee, and they sent me this beautiful glass jar filled with water from the Sea of Galilee.\u201d He also discussed the societal problem of children growing up without a father and what fathers mean in the home.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uMT9m_BZhQs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He said of Florida\u2019s pro-family initiatives, \u201cWe\u2019re working with groups that are addressing the needs of the father and trying to get them engaged with their kids. Even if you have kids that are born of a father in prison, we are using these resources to foster mentorship opportunities for kids that do not have that type of support. And if you look at when kids do well, it\u2019s when somebody is willing to take an interest in them. If you have somebody in the community that takes an interest, that child can be so much better in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis also explained that children need to learn the foundations of our country, saying, \u201cThey need to understand our Constitution and Bill of Rights and understand what it means to be an American.\u201d The Florida governor added that he and his administration are \u201cholding these Wall Street banks accountable\u201d and fighting against the weaponization of government.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cWe have a government targeting parents going to school board meetings. They will target pro-life activists.\u201d He added, \u201cThey will allow municipal workers to protest illegally in front of our Supreme Court justices\u2019 homes.\u201d He went on, \u201cAnd they are now in the FBI saying\u00a0observant Catholics\u00a0represent some threat in society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis continued, \u201cMake no mistake, a weaponized government is a faction of society turning the reins of power against those they don\u2019t like. And the people that are in power now do not like people of faith.\u201d Toward the close of his remarks, DeSantis said, \u201cPut on the full armor of God \u2026 and don\u2019t ever, ever back down.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Ron DeSantis promised to continue tackling woke agendas and supporting Americans\u2019 right to practice their faith in remarks at the opening session of the National Religious Broadcasters International Christian Media Convention. 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