Sunday, July 26, 2020

CNN Characterizes Biden as a “Man of Faith” Who Appeals to Evangelical Voters

Activist Mommy
That is…until there’s an election coming up. Suddenly, it appears, the Democrats and their apologists in the media seem to remember what a significant portion of the U.S. population those dreaded white evangelicals make up.

"As much as it irks opponents of President Donald Trump, his support among evangelical voters has nearly almost been strong and unwavering. While it doesn’t take a regular churchgoer to see that Trump is not your average Christian leader, the position he has taken against a culture that regularly seeks mocks and maligns people of faith has always been one of his biggest appeals for many.
"As the Democrats continue to embrace cultural and political trends that undermine religious liberty and demean the authority of the Word of God, white, evangelical Christians (especially males) are increasingly demonized.
"That is…until there’s an election coming up. Suddenly, it appears, the Democrats and their apologists in the media seem to remember what a significant portion of the U.S. population those dreaded white evangelicals make up.
"In a glowing profile of the Biden campaign’s outreach to white, evangelical voters, CNN’s Sarah Muncha, in what does not appear to be an op-ed, breathlessly describes how Biden has displayed his faith by way of attending churches on the campaign trail and making polite, heavily pluralistic descriptions of his own faith.
"While she admits that although “President Trump is likely not in danger of losing the White evangelical vote,” a bloc he secured by 81% in 2016, “religious Democrats hope Biden can chip away at that support, which Trump needs in order to win reelection in November.”
"She explains that in order to do this, the campaign has zeroed in on white evangelical women, who are apparently more concerned about the environment, and evangelical millennials, who take more socially liberal stances than their older counterparts.
"In one particular passage which sounds as though it could have been written by the campaign itself, [CNN's] Muncha gushes: . . ."
A digital ad released last week that will play in battleground states introduces Biden as a leader of faith, drawing an implicit contrast with Trump without naming him. A female voice narrates the ad, called ‘That’s Joe,’ over still pictures and videos of Biden praying, greeting people, and wearing a mask. “In a crisis, it’s character that counts. We need a president who leads with faith, not fear,” she says, in part.

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