Pastors in Georgia have Sen. Kelly Loeffler
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More than 100 religious leaders criticized Loeffler and her campaign in an open letter Saturday for their lineup from Warnock, the senior pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta where Martin Luther King Jr. preached, as a “radical” and a “socialist”. “
“We urge you to stop and refrain from your erroneous characterization of Pastor Warnock as ‘radical’ or ‘socialist’ when there is nothing in his background, writings or sermons to suggest that those characterizations are true, especially when taken in full context, the letter said. “We see your attacks on Warnock as a broader attack on the Black Church and the faith traditions we stand for.”
The New York Times first reported the letter largely signed by black Church leaders in Georgia.
“We call on you, Kelly Loeffler, to stop your false attacks on Reverend Warnock’s theological and faith traditions of social justice,” the letter also said, according to the letter. Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Loeffler’s campaign has drawn attention to Warnock’s earlier criticisms of police officers and a 2011 sermon in which he said that “no one can serve God and the military,” a belief he says is rooted in biblical passages.
Warnock tweeted the Times report on Sunday, adding the following statement: “My faith is the foundation on which I have built my life.”
“It guides my service to my community and my country,” he said. “@Kloeffler’s attacks on our faith are not only disappointing – they are also hurtful to black churches across Georgia.”
Loeffler replied to the Democratic contender in a tweet, saying, “No one attacked the Black Church.”
“We just laid your record out in your own words,” she added. Instead of playing the victim, start by answering simple questions about what you said and who you associated yourself with. If you can’t, you shouldn’t run for the United States Senate. “
No one attacked the black church. We just laid your record out in your own words.
Instead of playing the victim, start by answering simple questions about what you said and who you associated yourself with.
If you can’t, you shouldn’t run for the United States Senate. https://t.co/j06y2mwlCm
– Kelly Loeffler (@KLoeffler) December 20, 2020
Warnock also received backlash from a separate group of more than two dozen black ministers who criticized him for his views on abortion rights, saying his “open advocacy of abortion is a scandal for the faith and for the black community.”
The race between Loeffler and Warnock is one of the first two Senate races in Georgia on January 5. Sen. David Perdue
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Senate sanctions will determine which party controls the United States Senate. If one of the Republicans holds their position, the Republicans keep the majority, but if both lose, the Senate is split 50-50 with a Vice President elected Kamala Harris
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