<p>Florida Governor and Republican presidential candidate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ron-desantis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ron DeSantis</a> said during an interview this week that a key component for turning America around is going to be people turning back to their faith.</p>
<p>DeSantis made the remarks during an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) while discussing a range of issues related to his faith.</p>
<p>“I always believed that it doesn&#8217;t matter where you start,&#8221; DeSantis said. &#8220;If you put that nose to the grindstone and work hard, God has a plan for you and you can do well in this country.”</p>
<p>DeSantis said that his Catholic faith has kept him grounded and that he focuses on living out his faith versus just talking about it.</p>
<p>&#8220;Our household is a Christ-centered household,&#8221; DeSantis said. &#8220;We&#8217;re raising our kids with those values. We think that that&#8217;s very important. … It’s great for us when our kids are coming back from preschool or kindergarten, talking about David and Goliath and we&#8217;re like, thank you. So we&#8217;re very, very appreciative of being able to do that. … My son, he was four for Christmas this year, he wanted a sling to be like David slaying Goliath, and so that really warms our hearts when we see that.”</p>
<p>The governor said that the piece of scripture that is central to who he is is when Jesus said, &#8220;I&#8217;m the way, the truth, and the life.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I mean, that&#8217;s ultimately what the faith centers around,&#8221; DeSantis said. &#8220;Yes, there&#8217;s a lot of traditions and I think a lot of those are nice, but at the end of the day, where is your heart with respect to God and what is that relationship?”</p>
<p>DeSantis called out former President Donald Trump during the interview for not backing Florida&#8217;s heartbeat law.</p>
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<p>&#8220;While I appreciate what the former president has done in a variety of realms, he opposes that bill,&#8221; he said. &#8220;He said it was ‘harsh&#8217; to protect an unborn child when there&#8217;s a detectable heartbeat. I think that&#8217;s humane to do.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I mean, I was really surprised because he&#8217;s a Florida resident and I thought he would compliment the fact that we were able to do the heartbeat bill, which pro-lifers have wanted for a long time,&#8221; he added. &#8220;He never complimented, never said anything about it. Then he was asked about it and he said it was &#8216;harsh.’”</p>
<p>DeSantis said that in order for the country to get turned around, people are going to have to start returning to their faith.</p>
<p>“It’s got to be spiritual,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And I think it&#8217;s got to be a strong faith, that is really going to get us through very turbulent times.”</p>
<p>&#8220;Look, at the end of the day, there&#8217;s certain problems, economic problems, there&#8217;s problems at the border, they are all very important, but why are we here?&#8221; he asked. &#8220;Why are we free people? We&#8217;re free because God has endowed us with inalienable rights. That&#8217;s why America was founded. Our Constitution was created, not to give us rights, but to protect the rights that God has already bestowed upon us.”</p>
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