Rand Paul refuses to shake hands with opponent Conway after debate

 
Rand Paul refuses to shake hands with opponent Conway after  debate
 
Kentucky's U.S. Senate candidates, Republican Rand Paul  and
Democrat Jack Conway 
LOUISVILLE — A debate filled with unabashed personal attacks concluded 
Sunday  night with Republican Rand Paul briskly brushing past Democrat Jack 
Conway,  refusing to shake the hand of an opponent who raised questions about 
his  religious beliefs.  
"Jack, have you no decency? Have you no shame?" Paul asked Conway during 
the  fourth of five scheduled debates between Kentucky's U.S. Senate 
candidates. 
Paul said Conway's actions were "a disgrace" that should disqualify Conway  
from the heated contest Kentuckians will decide Nov. 2.  
Paul's initial comments in the debate focused on a Conway TV ad that began  
airing over the weekend that says that while in college at Baylor 
University,  Paul was in a secret brotherhood that mocked Christianity. It also 
alleged that  he tied up a woman while in college and forced her to bow down to a 
god named  "Aqua Buddha." 
The ad is based on articles about Paul's days at Baylor that have appeared 
in  GQ magazine, The Washington Post and Politico.com in recent weeks and  
months. 
The ad has caused the race to descend "into the gutter," said Paul, who  
described himself as "a pro-life Christian." He recited biblical Scripture 
from  the Book of Mark, asking Conway what does it profit a man to gain the 
world if  he loses his soul? 
Conway said the ad raises legitimate questions about Paul's values and  
repeatedly challenged Paul to answer two questions: Why did he join a college  
society, the NoZe Brotherhood, that mocked Christianity, and when is it  
appropriate to tie up a woman and make her bow down to "Aqua Buddha"? 
Paul, a Bowling Green eye surgeon making his first bid for public office, 
did  not answer Conway's questions. Instead, he suggested people could tell 
Conway,  the state's attorney general, was lying because his lips were  
moving.