Gerald
2019-01-19 22:21:18 UTC
Karen and Mike Pence's astonishing moral hypocrisy
CNN)Karen Pence, the wife of America's vice president, Mike Pence will be
teaching art at a Christian school in Virginia that bans LGBTQ children and
requires employees to declare their religious beliefs. Like a real-life
setting for "The Handmaid's Tale," Immanuel Christian School insists
applicants initial a pledge to "live a personal life of moral purity."
Clay Cane
Listen to what else the pledge says: "I understand that the term
'marriage' has only one meaning; the uniting of one man and one woman in a
single, exclusive covenant union as delineated in Scripture." It asserts
that God intended sexual acts only between "a man and a woman who are
married to each other." It identifies "moral misconduct" that would
disqualify employees as premarital sex, cohabitation, extramarital sex,
homosexual or lesbian sexual activity, polygamy, transgender identity, any
other violation of the unique roles of male and female."
This language is disgusting and insults millions of taxpaying American
citizens, many who have served their country. That it is acceptable to the
wife of the man who is a heartbeat away from the presidency should horrify
and alarm all Americans.
Karen and Mike Pence are conservative, evangelical Christians who share
beliefs about religion and politics. They have every right to do this.
("It's absurd that her decision to teach art to children at a Christian
school, and the school's religious beliefs, are under attack," said Kara
Brooks, a spokeswoman for Pence.) But consider Mike Pence's position of
power in this country: He regularly stands shoulder to shoulder with his
boss, Donald Trump. He has access to and can influence a President who is
very interested in maintaining support among evangelicals.
For all their professed beliefs, Pence, and his wife, show unwavering
support for a man who has been married three times, divorced twice, has had
five children with three women and who has been accused of (though denies)
paying a porn star and a Playboy model hundreds of thousands of dollars to
conceal affairs he'd had with them.
Pence praises Trump during evangelical event 02:05
The hypocrisy here, and indeed from white evangelical Trump supporters, is
astonishing. As of April, white evangelical support for Trump was at an
all-time high: 75%. Disturbingly, as he left the White House, President
Barack Obama enjoyed the favorable view of only 24% of white evangelicals.
Obama, a man who had no sex scandals, was never accused of sexual
harassment, had two children with the same woman, couldn't crack 25% white
evangelicals. Of course, race is a huge reason, but Hillary Clinton only
received 16% of the white evangelical vote.
For white evangelicals, it appears to be Trump over country -- and Karen
Pence is a glowing example.
The school where Karen Pence will work and indeed she has taught there in
the past, for 12 years -- does have a legal right to its brand of hate. But
it is deplorable for the wife of the vice president to work in this space.
(One wonders, for example, how the sexuality of the kids there will be
investigated?)
It comes down to this: If the Pences love their God so much, then they
would not sit in a White House with a man who shows no moral compass and
said he never asks for forgiveness. They would be on the White House lawn,
with the King James Bible in hand, disavowing a President who is a horrible
representation for our children.
If Karen Pence loves "moral purity," she would have denounced Melania Trump
for for example -- posing naked and in handcuffs for a men's magazine
when she worked as a model. If she and her husband want to sign a pledge of
moral purity, they should first hand it to the President of the United
States for his own signature.
Trump: Never heard of term 'second lady' 00:48
Instead, Karen Pence works for a school that bans some children, which is
un-American and soulless. And the Pences send a happy signal to their base
(in the same way that Trump declared himself a "nationalist" to send a
signal) that Republicans are the party of white, Christian, heterosexual
values.
Do Karen and Mike Pence (who, incidentally, supports conversion therapy)
not see LGBTQ people as humans deserving the same respect and rights as
anyone? It's easy to imagine, based on his pronouncements in the past, that
if he could, Vice President Pence would create a sweeping policy to
annihilate the progress of all LGBTQ communities progress that, to be
clear, resonates in every community.
The LGBTQ community is Republican, Democrat, black, white, undocumented,
documented and has members in red and blue states.
Mike and Karen Pence, where is your Jesus?
CNN)Karen Pence, the wife of America's vice president, Mike Pence will be
teaching art at a Christian school in Virginia that bans LGBTQ children and
requires employees to declare their religious beliefs. Like a real-life
setting for "The Handmaid's Tale," Immanuel Christian School insists
applicants initial a pledge to "live a personal life of moral purity."
Clay Cane
Listen to what else the pledge says: "I understand that the term
'marriage' has only one meaning; the uniting of one man and one woman in a
single, exclusive covenant union as delineated in Scripture." It asserts
that God intended sexual acts only between "a man and a woman who are
married to each other." It identifies "moral misconduct" that would
disqualify employees as premarital sex, cohabitation, extramarital sex,
homosexual or lesbian sexual activity, polygamy, transgender identity, any
other violation of the unique roles of male and female."
This language is disgusting and insults millions of taxpaying American
citizens, many who have served their country. That it is acceptable to the
wife of the man who is a heartbeat away from the presidency should horrify
and alarm all Americans.
Karen and Mike Pence are conservative, evangelical Christians who share
beliefs about religion and politics. They have every right to do this.
("It's absurd that her decision to teach art to children at a Christian
school, and the school's religious beliefs, are under attack," said Kara
Brooks, a spokeswoman for Pence.) But consider Mike Pence's position of
power in this country: He regularly stands shoulder to shoulder with his
boss, Donald Trump. He has access to and can influence a President who is
very interested in maintaining support among evangelicals.
For all their professed beliefs, Pence, and his wife, show unwavering
support for a man who has been married three times, divorced twice, has had
five children with three women and who has been accused of (though denies)
paying a porn star and a Playboy model hundreds of thousands of dollars to
conceal affairs he'd had with them.
Pence praises Trump during evangelical event 02:05
The hypocrisy here, and indeed from white evangelical Trump supporters, is
astonishing. As of April, white evangelical support for Trump was at an
all-time high: 75%. Disturbingly, as he left the White House, President
Barack Obama enjoyed the favorable view of only 24% of white evangelicals.
Obama, a man who had no sex scandals, was never accused of sexual
harassment, had two children with the same woman, couldn't crack 25% white
evangelicals. Of course, race is a huge reason, but Hillary Clinton only
received 16% of the white evangelical vote.
For white evangelicals, it appears to be Trump over country -- and Karen
Pence is a glowing example.
The school where Karen Pence will work and indeed she has taught there in
the past, for 12 years -- does have a legal right to its brand of hate. But
it is deplorable for the wife of the vice president to work in this space.
(One wonders, for example, how the sexuality of the kids there will be
investigated?)
It comes down to this: If the Pences love their God so much, then they
would not sit in a White House with a man who shows no moral compass and
said he never asks for forgiveness. They would be on the White House lawn,
with the King James Bible in hand, disavowing a President who is a horrible
representation for our children.
If Karen Pence loves "moral purity," she would have denounced Melania Trump
for for example -- posing naked and in handcuffs for a men's magazine
when she worked as a model. If she and her husband want to sign a pledge of
moral purity, they should first hand it to the President of the United
States for his own signature.
Trump: Never heard of term 'second lady' 00:48
Instead, Karen Pence works for a school that bans some children, which is
un-American and soulless. And the Pences send a happy signal to their base
(in the same way that Trump declared himself a "nationalist" to send a
signal) that Republicans are the party of white, Christian, heterosexual
values.
Do Karen and Mike Pence (who, incidentally, supports conversion therapy)
not see LGBTQ people as humans deserving the same respect and rights as
anyone? It's easy to imagine, based on his pronouncements in the past, that
if he could, Vice President Pence would create a sweeping policy to
annihilate the progress of all LGBTQ communities progress that, to be
clear, resonates in every community.
The LGBTQ community is Republican, Democrat, black, white, undocumented,
documented and has members in red and blue states.
Mike and Karen Pence, where is your Jesus?