(ChurchLeaders) A video of Vice President Kamala Harris promoting Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe (D) will be broadcast in more than 300 Black churches from Oct. 17 to Nov. 2. While the video troubles many ministry leaders, some church leaders of color are cautioning white evangelicals against ignoring a potential plank in their own eyes.
“Make no mistake about it,” said Dwight McKissic, pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas. “I’m not a fan of partisan politics advocated from the pulpit, period. However, this is a case of the pot calling the kettle black. There’s literally no difference between VP Mike Pence addressing the SBC, & VP Harris speaking to 300 churches.”
McKissic was referring to the fact that former vice president Mike Pence spoke at the 2018 annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, where he spent a great deal of his speech campaigning for former president Donald Trump.