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!
Listen and believe if you want, it won't make a dime's worth of difference.
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.