Faith leaders across America preach politics, moral values ahead of midterms
Fox News
With the midterm elections approaching, clergy across the country are preaching about divisive issues appearing in this year's election.
"The notion that one party or faction is repository of all virtue is fatuous and dangerous," Wolpe added. "God is greater than parties. If we catch some of that spirit, perhaps we can begin to heal the deep divisions that beset our nation and our world."
Less than 50 miles away, at the Calvary Chapel Chino Hills megachurch, Pastor Jack Hibbs was eager to take sides in what he calls a "cultural war." In addition to collecting ballots during Sunday worship, he urged his evangelical congregation to oppose a ballot measure that would enshrine abortion rights in California’s Constitution, calling it "the death cult proposition." He told them to be wary of local candidates who back it or receive support from groups like Planned Parenthood.
The measure -- Proposition 1 -- is a response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in June eliminating the longstanding constitutional right to abortion nationwide. While that ruling didn't affect access to abortion in California, Democratic politicians nonetheless sought the extra protection of a constitutional amendment.
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