Ten Truths

Aside from Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis the rest of the GOP primary field seems to be languishing. One exception to this may be Vivek Ramaswamy a multimillionaire biotech entrepreneur who's showing signs of rising above the pack.

Ramaswamy recently articulated what he calls "10 Truths" about life, and they're bound to be a hit with conservative Republican voters looking for an alternative to Trump.

They're also a thumb in the eye of the progressive left which would strenuously object to most, if not all, of them. Here they are:

1. God is real.
2. There are only two genders.
3. Human flourishing requires fossil fuels.
4. Reverse racism is racism.
5. An open border is no border.
6. Parents determine the education of their children.
7. The nuclear family is the greatest form of governance known to mankind.
8. Capitalism lifts people from poverty.
9. There are three branches of government, not four.
10. The U.S. Constitution is the strongest guarantor of freedoms in history.

I wonder, though, what Ramaswamy's concept of God is since he himself is a devout Hindu. There are many varieties of Hinduism, many of which are polytheistic and some of which are monotheistic, so where he stands will be of interest to many evangelical Christians.

Another difficulty, although many evangelicals may not be aware of it, is that in India Hindus are very intolerant and frequently persecute Christians so Vivek will have some questions from evangelicals to answer if he hopes to catch Trump.

But perhaps the chief question is whether a monotheist who is genuinely devout, moral and truly conservative will be more appealing to evangelicals than Donald Trump who is arguably none of those things.