BOILING SPRINGS, SC — At his last town hall before South Carolinians vote, Rick Santorum was discussing the concepts of freedom and equality that the nation was founded on and said the concept of equality “doesn’t come from Islam” or “Eastern religions”. Instead “it comes from “the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob”.
“I get a kick out of folks who call for equality now, the people on the left, ‘Well, equality, we want equality’. Where do you think this concept of equality comes from?” Santorum asked the enthusiastic crowd packed into a restaurant here. “It doesn’t come from Islam. It doesn’t come from the East and Eastern religions, where does it come from? It comes from the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, that’s where it comes from.”
Update: See “CAIR to Santorum: Christians, Jews, Muslims worship the same God”, CAIR press release, 21 January 2012
Update 2: See “Hindus, Sikhs, Muslims blast Rick Santorum on ‘equality’ comment”, Religion News Service, 27 January 2012