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I mentioned that my granddad was a Baptist preacher,

and when I was real little, he told me that we're supposed to follow Jesus' two commandments,

love God and love neighbor.

And I believe forcing my religion down the throats of my Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, atheist, agnostic neighbors is not love. And it's why I've fought so hard for

the separation of church and state. I was raised to believe that that boundary in our First Amendment

is a sacred boundary. And it doesn't

just benefit our democracy, although it certainly does. It also benefits the church. Because when the

church gets too cozy with political power, it loses its prophetic voice. And so I hope in the U.S.

Senate that I can continue my fight against Christian nationalism because

it is fundamentally unchristian.

It is a betrayal of Jesus of Nazareth, his life, his death, and his teachers.

God is non-viner.

Prophetic voices like Jesus have helped me reckon with my own whiteness.

In context of abortion, before God comes over Mary and we have the incarnation,

God asks for Mary's consent, which is remarkable. I mean, go back and read this in Luke.

I mean, the angel comes down and asks Mary if this is something she wants to do.

And she says, if it is God's will, let it be done.

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