Post by Daniel on Aug 13, 2016 7:45:41 GMT -5
Eric Metaxas: Hillary Clinton's 'Career Goal' Is to Work Against Traditional Christians
By Samuel Smith, CP Reporter
August 12, 2016
Bestselling author Eric Metaxas has responded to Hillary Clinton's recent claim that she has worked for years to defend religious liberty by saying that if ever there was an enemy to religious liberty, the former Secretary of State would be it.
Metaxas, who authored a number of books including one on the "forgotten promise of American liberty" and one on prominent religious freedom advocate Dietrich Bonhoeffer, appeared on Fox News Thursday to comment on the Democratic presidential nominee's recent op-ed in a Mormon-operated newspaper in which she claimed that she is the best candidate for religious freedom voters in the 2016 election.
"I've been fighting to defend religious freedom for years," Clinton wrote for the Utah-based Deseret News this week. "As secretary of state, I made it a cornerstone of our foreign policy to protect the rights of religious minorities around the world — from Coptic Christians in Egypt to Buddhists in Tibet."
Clinton went on to suggest that Donald Trump — who has previously called for a ban on Muslim immigration — would "undo centuries of American tradition and values."
In response to Clinton's claim that she is more prepared to defend religious liberties, Metaxas proclaimed that Clinton's assertion is nothing more than a "cynical joke."
Clinton's op-ed discusses "freedom of worship," stating that as Americans, "we hold fast to the belief that everyone has the right to worship however he or she sees fit."
Clinton's op-ed also drew the ire of National Review writer Alexandra Desanctis, who argues that although Clinton claims to have defended the religious freedom of religious minorities overseas, she has "worked against" religious minorities on the homefront.
"But such an accomplishment rings hollow given that Clinton has made no effort to defend religious freedom here in the U.S.," Desanctis wrote. "In fact, she has actively worked against religious minorities for the sake of her other cherished causes, specifically expansive access to abortion and the supremacy of LGBT rights."
Desanctis points out that Clinton has opposed legislation in various states that would give conservative Christians and others the right to act in accordance with the biblical beliefs on marriage and not be coerced to take part in gay marriages if they feel it violates their faith. Clinton wrote off such pieces of legislation by calling them discriminatory toward the LGBT community.
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www.christianpost.com/news/eric-metaxas-hillary-clinton-career-goal-work-against-christians-enemy-religious-liberty-167878/
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Hillary hath spoken: Change your beliefs!
fresh-hope.com/thread/88/hillary-hath-spoken-change-beliefs
By Samuel Smith, CP Reporter
August 12, 2016
Bestselling author Eric Metaxas has responded to Hillary Clinton's recent claim that she has worked for years to defend religious liberty by saying that if ever there was an enemy to religious liberty, the former Secretary of State would be it.
Metaxas, who authored a number of books including one on the "forgotten promise of American liberty" and one on prominent religious freedom advocate Dietrich Bonhoeffer, appeared on Fox News Thursday to comment on the Democratic presidential nominee's recent op-ed in a Mormon-operated newspaper in which she claimed that she is the best candidate for religious freedom voters in the 2016 election.
"I've been fighting to defend religious freedom for years," Clinton wrote for the Utah-based Deseret News this week. "As secretary of state, I made it a cornerstone of our foreign policy to protect the rights of religious minorities around the world — from Coptic Christians in Egypt to Buddhists in Tibet."
Clinton went on to suggest that Donald Trump — who has previously called for a ban on Muslim immigration — would "undo centuries of American tradition and values."
In response to Clinton's claim that she is more prepared to defend religious liberties, Metaxas proclaimed that Clinton's assertion is nothing more than a "cynical joke."
Clinton's op-ed discusses "freedom of worship," stating that as Americans, "we hold fast to the belief that everyone has the right to worship however he or she sees fit."
Clinton's op-ed also drew the ire of National Review writer Alexandra Desanctis, who argues that although Clinton claims to have defended the religious freedom of religious minorities overseas, she has "worked against" religious minorities on the homefront.
"But such an accomplishment rings hollow given that Clinton has made no effort to defend religious freedom here in the U.S.," Desanctis wrote. "In fact, she has actively worked against religious minorities for the sake of her other cherished causes, specifically expansive access to abortion and the supremacy of LGBT rights."
Desanctis points out that Clinton has opposed legislation in various states that would give conservative Christians and others the right to act in accordance with the biblical beliefs on marriage and not be coerced to take part in gay marriages if they feel it violates their faith. Clinton wrote off such pieces of legislation by calling them discriminatory toward the LGBT community.
read full article
www.christianpost.com/news/eric-metaxas-hillary-clinton-career-goal-work-against-christians-enemy-religious-liberty-167878/
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Hillary hath spoken: Change your beliefs!
fresh-hope.com/thread/88/hillary-hath-spoken-change-beliefs
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