Vice President Kamala Harris doesn’t appear to understand why those with strong religious convictions tend to harbor great distaste for abortion.
After she landed at Dulles International Airport on Friday, she was asked a series of questions by reporters, including one about the Supreme Court potentially repealing Roe v. Wade.
In response, Harris said she’s been convening constitutional scholars and faith leaders to discuss the effect of a repeal.
While talking about the latter group of people, she suddenly issued a remark suggesting that “there’s nothing” about abortion that ought to trouble those with faith.
Listen:
KAMALA HARRIS: “There’s nothing about [abortion] that will require anyone to abandon their faith” pic.twitter.com/6DsMBg94Ui
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) June 18, 2022
“I’ve convened faith leaders. And, you know, for those of us of faith, I think that we — we agree, many of us, that there’s nothing about this issue that will require anyone to abandon their faith or change their faith,” she said.
“It’s simply saying that the government should not have the ability to decide what an individual does with her own body. Let her make that decision with her pastor or her rabbi or whoever she consults. But it should not be the government making that decision.”
The remark left many confused.
For one, the most prominent religion in the United States is Christianity, and the tenets of Christianity strongly suggest abortion is a form of murder.
@VP I don’t know what you call “faith”, but those of us who serve the Lord Jesus Christ and follow the 10 Commandments believe “thou shalt not kill”.
— Kathy Boltin (@BoltinKathy) June 18, 2022
Other than breaking one of the Ten Commandments
— Steve Nixon (@SteveNixon33) June 18, 2022
Thou shall not kill!!!
— Keith Woit (@KeithWoit) June 19, 2022
“You shall not murder” (Exodus 20:13). pic.twitter.com/mX2wRdAvP8
— Professor A 🍊 (@Profess45526234) June 18, 2022
“Simply put, abortion is murder. It is the killing of a human being who is created in the image of God because he values human life,” according to Christianity.com.
As proof, the site points to Psalm 139, in which King David illustrates that “the value God puts on life … even when life begins.”
“For You created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in Your book before one of them came to be,” the psalm reads.
Of course, none of this would apply personally to Harris if perhaps she wasn’t a Christian herself.
“Those of us of faith”. 🤔
— Jet Jaguar (@JetJaguar500) June 18, 2022
We are afraid to ask what God she prays to
— Michelle (@RuberMichelle) June 19, 2022
Exactly what faith is she talking about?
— Robin * Most politician’s are corrupt thieves!! (@sportsboys11) June 19, 2022
She must be talking about Democrats’ faith in Lucifer.
— Ultra MAGA❤❤❣ Robin Varndell (Z) (@Truther287) June 18, 2022
But Harris “grew up attending services at a Black Baptist church and a Hindu temple,” according to Women’s Health magazine, and she was in fact sworn into office on her family Bible.
“Recognizing the different views on abortion among its members, the American Baptist Churches’ General Board encourages women and couples considering the procedure ‘to seek spiritual counsel as they prayerfully and conscientiously consider their decision.’ Though the board opposes abortion ‘as a primary means of birth control,’ it does not condemn abortion outright,” according to the Pew Research Center.
As for Hinduism, it’s staunchly opposed to abortion.
“Unless a mother’s health is at risk, traditional Hindu teachings condemn abortion because it is thought to violate the religion’s teachings of nonviolence. The general value system of Hinduism teaches that the correct course of action in any given situation is the one that causes the least harm to those involved,” according to Pew.
In fairness to Harris, she’s no religious scholar. Though on the other hand, it may behoove her to stop acting like she is one …
Our faith leader has spoken
— David Clarke 🇺🇸 (@dwc28) June 18, 2022
Ah…says noted religious scholar…
— 🍗🎄 Unfollowing Everyone Acosta🎄🍗 (@JayPark71553294) June 19, 2022
These people Talk about things they know nothing about.
— Susan Miller Repasky (@SusanMillerRep) June 19, 2022
This is a great reminder that we never want to
look to politicians (or Hollywood) for cues
on moral leadership.Never look for bad seed to give good fruit.
— Jan (@jaanbam) June 18, 2022
The same with President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, both of whom have issued similar declarations about how it’s somehow perfectly OK to support abortion even if you hold strong religious beliefs.
Pelosi most recently made headlines when her pastor, San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, announced that he would bar her from receiving Holy Communion unless she relinquished her staunchly pro-abortion views.
Pelosi ultimately refused, prompting Cordileone to make the ban official late last month. While the move triggered backlash from the left, numerous other religious leaders wound up standing up in Cordileone’s defense.
It is a doctrinal and ecclesiastical issue. The bishops are fulfilling their obligation to preserve the souls of their flock, according to the Church’s teaching.
Growing number of US bishops support barring Pelosi from receiving Communion @americanwire_ – https://t.co/0zmykJr8Cg
— Nan Hayworth, M.D. (@NanHayworth) June 1, 2022
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17 thoughts on “‘Religious scholar’ Kamala Harris says abortion does not ‘require anyone to abandon their faith’”
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Most religion do not approve”murder”, is the dimwit Muslim?
Now, who would quote the person with the lowest IQ in Brandon’s cartel?
Concubine Harris is a perfect example of what happens when a woman’s sole qualification for her job is having sex with a powerful politician. One has to wonder if the Harris family bible showed how many slaves the family owned. Let’s go Brandon. FJB
It’s easy for her to say. She just did everything by mouth with no resulting abortion conditions.
“FWEE-DUM
I DO believe that this decision is between a woman and her God. Gubberment should have NOTHING to do with it. But then I also believe gubberment shouldn’t have it’s tentacles in 99% of what it’s in anyways…
You shall not murder…
I guess Kamala can be considered an expert on faith if you measure it by how much time she has spent on her knees! 😉
So Kamala, let me get this straight. The gubment should not say what a women should do with her own body (you said something like that) BUT the gubment mandates that people get the COVID vaccine or they suffer terrible consequences. Kamala, this is contradictory, duplicitous, and a deceitful, self-serving (and gubment and big Pharma serving) double standard.
Now I understand what’s so funny that make Harris cackle….she thinks we believe what she says. Now it’s about how abortion is OK and you don’t have to give up your faith, but you better not let the Pope hear you say this. I guess God likes Harris more than the Pope.
It seems that the Democrats, with their “identity politics” that got Kamala Harris where she is today also bestows religious insight in her. Nice. Can she also turn water into wine?
Sick of the spam on here. I want to read opinions, not schemes.
So murdering and unborn child is not against your religion? Maybe not if you are a devil worshiper like the laughing hyena!
The woman chose what to do with her body, unless she was raped, she chose to have sex. Now she’s chosing what to do to someone else’s body (the baby).
You don’t have to give up worshipping Satan because he has been approving of killing babies for thousands of years!
Irregardless of her race and gender, it appears that Cackling Kamal was chosen to be the pseudo VP, as her obvious incompetence makes everyone think twice about the value of impeaching the pseudo pres.
The Didache which is a non-exhaustive listing of Christian teaching from about the year 100 AD states “you shall not kill a n unborn child or one that is born”. Pretty clear to me.