Clinton: Faith got me past marital woes

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Clinton speaks during a forum on faith, values, and poverty hosted by Sojourners/Call to Renewal, an evangelical social justice movement, at George Washington University, Monday, June 4, 2007, in Washington. [AP]

　　In a public discussion of her husband's infidelity , Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that she probably could not have gotten through her marital troubles without relying on her faith in God. 

　　Clinton stood by her decisions to stay in the marriage in the aftermath of former President Clinton's admission that he had an affair.

　　"I am very grateful that I had a grounding in faith that gave me the courage and the strength to do what I thought was right, regardless of what the world thought," Clinton said during a forum where the three leading Democratic presidential candidates talked about faith and values.

　　"I'm not sure I would have gotten through it without my faith," she said in response to a question about how she dealt with the infidelity.

　　The forum provided an uncommon glimpse into the most personal beliefs of Clinton and rivals John Edwards and Barack Obama.

　　The most intimate question came about the Clintons' relationship, one of the world's most debated marriages but one that the husband and wife rarely speak openly about.

　　Clinton said it's those times when her personal faith and the prayers of others sustain her.

　　"At those moments in time when you are tested, it is absolutely essential that you be grounded in your faith," she said.

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