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
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