Vice President Kamala Harris was recently heckled during a campaign event at a church in the critical battleground state of Pennsylvania. As Harris was attempting to highlight her faith in the swing state, she was interrupted by an individual shouting over her. The Democratic presidential candidate also made a controversial statement suggesting that voting for her is fulfilling the will of God and that she wants to “help” God.
The disruption occurred while Harris was speaking to the Christian crowd from the podium of the Church of Compassion in West Philadelphia, where she drew on the story of the Apostle Paul. As someone in the audience began to shout, Harris said, “That’s why we fight for democracy.” She added, “Every voice is important.”
Controversially suggesting that God needs the help of humans to carry out his divine will, she continued after the heckler was escorted out, “In just nine days, we have the power to decide the fate of our nation for generations to come. And on this day, then on this beautiful Sunday morning, I am reminded God expects us to help Him…we got work to do.”
“Like Paul, we must remember that divine power works through our actions, and we have the power to move past division, fear and chaos,” Harris said, drawing on the biblical figure. “It is in and within our power to fulfill the promise of America and the promise to create opportunity for every child and to protect our basic freedoms, the power to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with our God power the Black Church understood and has used for generations.”
She further told the crow at another point during her speech to the swing state congregation, “Here in Pennsylvania right now, each of us has an opportunity to make a difference, because in this moment, we do face a real question: what kind of country do we want to live in? What kind of country do we want for our children and our grandchildren? A country of chaos… fear and hate, or a country of freedom, justice and compassion. And the great thing about living in a democracy is We the People have the choice to answer that question.”
The vice president continued, “So let us answer not just with our words, but with our works. Yes, with our prayers, but also with our pressing. Yes, with our faith and also our faith, but also our feet. As we walk to the polls.” Reminding the congregation that the election is fast-approaching, she said, “And yes, in these nine days, these next nine days will test us. They will demand everything we’ve got. But when I think about the days ahead and the God we serve, yeah, I am confident that His power will work through us. Because, church, I know we were born for a time such as this.”
Concluding her speech, Harris adopted the mannerisms of a preacher and stated, “In times of uncertainty, Scripture reminds us weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. The path may seem hard, the work may seem heavy, but joy cometh in the morning. And church, morning is on its way. God bless you. God bless America.”
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