“It factors into their calculation about whether they want to even try to have a family now,” DeSantis continued. “So we’ve done things like all baby items in Florida are tax-free. So diapers, wipes, cribs, strollers, formula, all that — tax-free.”
DeSantis also said religious freedom in the United States needs a determined defender.
“On religious freedom, we are not where we need to be,” DeSantis said. “This country was founded on the idea that your right to the free exercise of religion is endowed by God and cannot be infringed by the government.”
Citing cases like former Washington state high school Coach Joseph Kennedy, who ultimately won a U.S. Supreme Court case after being fired for praying on the field during a high school game, DeSantis said religious freedom in the country remains “very much up for grabs.”
“What you have is elites trying to establish a religion of secular humanism, and they want that to govern society,” DeSantis said.
In a previous installment of the interview that aired Jan. 9 on “EWTN News Nightly” DeSantis said his faith and family life are deeply interwoven. The complete interview, conducted by EWTN News President Montse Alvarado, is scheduled to air Jan. 12 on “EWTN News in Depth.”
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