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On Sunday, Vice President Kamala Harris visited two churches in Georgia, using the swing state visit to bring focus to her religious beliefs. Harris spoke at the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, in Stonecrest, and at Divine Faith Ministries International, in Jonesboro, on her birthday . Religion has long played a significant role in U.
S. politics. While freedom of religion and the separation of church and state remain core values of the Constitution, almost every president in U.
S. history has identified as a Christian. Until President Joe Biden was elected in 2020, John F.
Kennedy was the only Catholic to serve in the White House. Eleven presidents have been Episcopalian, while eight have been Presbyterian. Two presidents, Richard Nixon and Herbert Hoover, were Quakers.
Is Kamala Harris Religious? Harris was raised Christian and sang in a church choir for most of her childhood. She identifies as a Baptist. Her husband, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff , is Jewish.
When taking her oaths of office as a senator and vice president, Harris used a bible to be sworn in. Harris has previously said that she was influenced by the religious traditions of India, where her mother was born, and the Black church in the U.S.
Harris attended church at the 23rd Avenue Church of God in Oakland, California. There have been four Baptist presidents: Bill Clinton , Jimmy Carter , Harry Truman and Warren Harding. Does Kamala Harris Believe in God? During an interview with Charlamagne tha God in October, Harris said her background with the Black church in the U.
S. had influenced her belief in God. "I grew up in the Black church," Harris said.
"Our God is a loving God. Our faith propels us to act in a way that is about kindness and justice, mercy." Why Is Kamala Harris in Georgia? With 16 Electoral College votes, Georgia is one of the larger swing states in this election.
Its flip to Biden after 28 years of Republican dominance came as a surprise for many conservatives, and both major party campaigns have been trying to secure the Peach State for themselves. Harris visited the state as polling aggregates showed her Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump , with a slight lead in Georgia . With only two weeks left in the race and early voting well underway , the candidates have limited time to win voters' support.
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