Democrats reaching out to religious voters: ‘I never hear any of that from Republicans’

Democrats are not ceding the religious vote to Republicans.

Last week, presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker unabashedly quoted from the New Testament during an appearance at Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. He said, “Galatians 6:7 reads, ‘Do not be deceived, God is not mocked.'”

A few weeks ago, South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg proudly proclaimed, “I am walking the way of a religious progressive.”

n 2016, the evangelical vote helped Donald Trump win the White House. About 80 percent of white evangelicals voted for him.

Pastor Jim Wallis, founder of Sojourners magazine and a political activist, said there are other faith issues Democrats can claim. “The Bible has 2,000 verses about the poor—2,000 verses,” he said. “I never hear any of that from Republicans. Never, ever.”

But conservatives like Tony Perkins, of the Family Research Council, point to Democrats’ support of a bill in Congress that he said emphasizes LGBTQ and abortion rights at the expense of individuals’ religious freedoms.

Perkins sees this bill as a huge stumbling block for Democrats in reaching out to religious voters.

“People who follow the Bible, that believe the Bible gives direction to our lives, are not going to be deceived by the rhetoric,” Perkins said. “They’re going to look at the record.”

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