Addiction, God and RFK Jr.
I was amazed at the candidate’s honesty
In an interview with Lex Fridman, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. talks very candidly about his relationship with God and how it helped him overcome addiction to drugs and alcohol. In doing this, he is unusually candid for a man running for president.
I am used to politicians dodging controversial issues and refusing to be forthright if it might hurt them politically. Yet Kennedy doesn’t take the easy path — instead, at a time when more and more Americans are saying they are atheists or agnostics, he talks about his own belief in God.
However, he does so in a way that is poignantly honest, that reveals his own struggles, and that could actually help others who are dealing with addiction.
He explains how, despite growing up in a devoutly Catholic family, he fell away from his faith. Later, he became a slave to addiction.
While he was an addict, a friend of his who was also an addict became a follower of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon. Kennedy and the others in his group of friends made fun of the “moonie” but the follower had given up drugs cold turkey. He would visit his former friends but was not tempted to join them in drinking or using drugs.
