Louisiana Senator Says Most Difficult Obstacle Was Rejection From Bible Study

A Louisiana politician running for U.S. Senate recently recalled an obstacle in her life, when she was denied from joining a Christian Bible study in college.

Mary Landrieu, a Democratic Senator running for her fourth six-year term in U.S. Senate, was asked during a recent debate if she could detail the toughest obstacle she's had to face in her life. The debate was against Landrieu's fellow competitors Rob Maness, a Republican, and Bill Cassidy, also a Republican at Louisiana State University.

When asked what her biggest obstacle in life was, Landrieu replied: "I wanted to be, strongly wanted to be, in the Christian advocacy world and was very active with Campus Crusade for Christ, and went to a Bible study and submitted my application and was rejected."

"It was a very hard rejection, but [I] went on to do, hopefully, other good things in the service of God and our community."

Many following the Louisiana Senate race are questioning who will come out victories following the November election. The Christian Science Monitor reports that if Landrieu is planning to win re-election, she needs to focus on the three issues most important to Louisianans: energy, military bases, and disaster relief.

According to NBC News, Landrieu's biggest opponent in the race is Cassidy, a doctor from Baton Rouge. A recent USA Today/Suffolk survey found that if the other competitors were eliminated, Cassidy would have a 48 to 41 percent edge over Landrieu.