The Democrats Use Churches to Deliver Votes for McAuliffe
Kamala Harris’ video messages may be in violation of the Johnson Amendment.
by George Neumayr
October 23, 2021, 10:03 PM
The Democrats like to keep faith out of politics even as they impose politics on faith. They are happy to harness the power of religion for their own political purposes. Their usually strict views on the “separation of church and state” don’t stop them from campaigning in churches. The most recent example of this Democratic hypocrisy comes from Virginia, where the normally secularist Terry McAullife is using a “souls to the polls” strategy to drum up votes for his gubernatorial run.
The last refuge of a flailing Democrat is apparently religion. “More than 300 Black churches across Virginia will hear from Vice President Kamala Harris between Sunday and election day in a video message that will air during morning services as part of an outreach effort aimed to boost McAuliffe,” reports CNN. “In the video, first obtained by CNN, Harris said her time growing up in Oakland’s 23rd Avenue Church of God taught her it was a ‘sacred responsibility’ to ‘lift up the voices of our community.’”
“Harris implores congregants to vote following church service,” reports CNN. “The McAuliffe campaign has embraced ‘Souls to the Polls,’ block-party style events featuring top campaign surrogates after church near polling locations, to drive voter turnout. This election is the first year Virginians will be able to vote on Sunday.”
Keep holy the Sabbath by voting for McAuliffe — that’s Harris’ remarkable pitch. Never mind that his campaign is drenched in unholiness, from his support for transgenderism to his support for late-term abortions. In his previous stint as governor, he routinely vetoed religious freedom bills.
When Donald Trump proposed eliminating the Johnson Amendment, which bars political activity by churches, Democrats squawked. But now McAuliffe is flouting it to strengthen his shaky campaign.
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