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10-27-2015, 09:02 PM
Does Ben Carson Believe Most Evangelical Voters Are Going to Hell?
Social conservatives backing his campaign may want to ask him a few questions.
—By David Corn
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/10/ben-carson-seventh-day-adventist-evangelical-voters-Iowa
"Religion and politics can make a volatile mix. In the case of Carson, this overlap is an essential part of his success. Yet it is odd that Carson has done so well with evangelicals when he is a high-profile and devoted member of a church that teaches that almost all evangelical Christians will soon join with Satan to oppose Jesus Christ."
"Carson is a Seventh-day Adventist who has publicly voiced his commitment to this church and championed (http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/09/ben-carson-creationism-six-days) its core beliefs, most notably the view that God created the world in six days (literally) and that evolution is bunk (and encouraged by the devil). He has spoken at Seventh-day Adventist events. In a 2013 interview (http://news.adventist.org/en/all-news/news/go/2013-04-05/church-chat-carson-handles-spotlight-prayerfully-humbly/) with the church's official news service, he was asked, "Are there ever any times when you feel it's best to distinguish yourself from the Seventh-day Adventist Church and what it teaches?" Carson replied, "No, I don’t."
"Carson has yet to speak extensively and specifically about his religious beliefs and how they might shape his approach to governing the United States. Meanwhile, many evangelical voters—who attend church on Sunday—regard Carson as a Christian champion who ought to be placed within the White House. Perhaps they ought to wonder if Carson sees them as the spiritual enemy."
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Thanks to Mother Jones for this report.
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Social Conservatives ATTENTION Please:
Imho, Those religious folks who think that Carson is for them just because they are Evangelicals thus Christians better think again! He has some Pretty Disturbing Thoughts about that.
Social conservatives backing his campaign may want to ask him a few questions.
—By David Corn
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/10/ben-carson-seventh-day-adventist-evangelical-voters-Iowa
"Religion and politics can make a volatile mix. In the case of Carson, this overlap is an essential part of his success. Yet it is odd that Carson has done so well with evangelicals when he is a high-profile and devoted member of a church that teaches that almost all evangelical Christians will soon join with Satan to oppose Jesus Christ."
"Carson is a Seventh-day Adventist who has publicly voiced his commitment to this church and championed (http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/09/ben-carson-creationism-six-days) its core beliefs, most notably the view that God created the world in six days (literally) and that evolution is bunk (and encouraged by the devil). He has spoken at Seventh-day Adventist events. In a 2013 interview (http://news.adventist.org/en/all-news/news/go/2013-04-05/church-chat-carson-handles-spotlight-prayerfully-humbly/) with the church's official news service, he was asked, "Are there ever any times when you feel it's best to distinguish yourself from the Seventh-day Adventist Church and what it teaches?" Carson replied, "No, I don’t."
"Carson has yet to speak extensively and specifically about his religious beliefs and how they might shape his approach to governing the United States. Meanwhile, many evangelical voters—who attend church on Sunday—regard Carson as a Christian champion who ought to be placed within the White House. Perhaps they ought to wonder if Carson sees them as the spiritual enemy."
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Thanks to Mother Jones for this report.
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Social Conservatives ATTENTION Please:
Imho, Those religious folks who think that Carson is for them just because they are Evangelicals thus Christians better think again! He has some Pretty Disturbing Thoughts about that.