American Jewish Committee responds to Katherine Harris

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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/nationworld/sfl-areligionoct16,0,4087748.story?coll=orl-home-headlines

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"The more you spin things, the worse it gets," said William Gralnick of Boca Raton, regional director of the American Jewish Committee.

"You can't make up for being against core Jewish issues just by saying Israel is wonderful and Jews are the chosen people."

[Ian David]

1. Did they really say that? Katherine Harris says to elect christians

Interview with Katherine Harris

Florida Baptist Witness, August 24, 2006



Katherine Harris, the former Florida secretary of state credited with helping George W. Bush "win" her state in 2000, now running as a Republican for the US Senate, gave this statement to the Baptist newspaper when asked: "What role do you think people of faith should play in politics and government?" She answered: "The Bible says we are to be salt and light. And salt and light means not just in the church and not just as a teacher or as a pastor or a banker or a lawyer, but in government and we have to have elected officials in government and we have to have the faithful in government and over time, that lie we have been told, the separation of church and state, people have internalized ..." Continue.
http://www.jewsonfirst.org/dominionism.html#harris

Harris Calls Dem's Policies 'Unchristian'

by The Associated Press, 365Gay.com, October 6, 2006

(Orlando, Florida) Republican Senate hopeful Katherine Harris says Florida's Democratic incumbent supports unchristian political policies.

Harris -- whose comments were made on a Christian radio network and published Monday by Agape Press, a Christian news service -- did not mention specific policies, but she has repeatedly berated Sen. Bill Nelson for not supporting a ban on certain late-term abortions and a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. Continue.
http://www.365gay.com/Newscon06/10/100606harris.htm


For our complete coverage of Harris' statement urging the election of Christians, click here.
http://www.jewsonfirst.org/dominionism.html#harris


More:
http://www.jewsonfirst.org/did_they_really.html

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2. Are there any mistakes this woman hasn't made yet? n/t

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3. Well, it's not like there are any Jews in Florida . . .

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