Campaign Clinton’s Distain for Christians

Evangelical leaders are responding to recently revealed comments from Hillary Clinton campaign officials denigrating people of faith.  Among the hacked Clinton campaign e-mails between John Podesta and John Halpin were comments in 2011 that FoxNews chairman Rupert Murdoch and NewsCorp chief executive Robert Thompson (who was then managing editor of the Wall Street Journal) are perverting the faith by clinging to “severely backwards gender relations” and choosing to raise their children Catholic.

In response, Jennifer Palmieri – then with the Center for American Progress, now director of communications for the Clinton campaign – wrote:

“I imagine they think it is the most socially acceptable politically conservative religion.  Their rich friends wouldn’t understand if they became evangelicals.”

Tim Wildmon of American Family Association argues that this latest revelation is further proof Mrs. Clinton and members of her team have disdain for people of faith.  “For Christians, if we have biblical views on issues, we’re part of the ‘basket of deplorables’ that she talked about,” he tells OneNewsNow – adding that it was “kind of stunning” when Clinton told a women’s summit in April that “deep-seated cultural codes [and] religious beliefs” on issues like abortion “have to be changed.”

Culture commentator Ted Baehr of Movieguide says someone needs to speak up for the faith that has done so much to help the world’s suffering.  “It’s our job to stand up for the faith and to stand up for the millions of believers who are running hospitals and homeless shelters and helping people around the world to do the good,” he offers.  Baehr says the campaign should address the remarks, but doubts they have the courage.  “They should apologize, but I doubt it very seriously [that they will].  They’re going to ignore it,” he predicts.

Rev. Dr. Kenneth L. Beale, Jr.

Chaplain (Colonel-Ret), U.S. Army

Pastor, Ft. Snelling Memorial Chapel