Many Christian leaders are offering their opinions on Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and they are divided.
Though the schism has only become greater since Kavanaugh was accused of sexual assault on two occasions, faith leaders were divided on his potential appointment well before then.
Here is what they have had to say:
Most notably, evangelist and president of Samaritan’s Purse relief agency, Franklin Graham, said to Christian Broadcasting Network “It’s just a shame that a person like Judge Kavanaugh who has a stellar record — that somebody can bring something up that he did when he was a teenager close to 40 years ago. That’s not relevant. We’ve got to look at a person’s life and what they’ve done as an adult and are they qualified for this position. So this is just an attempt to smear him.” Graham was met with much backlash after making this comment, many questioning the message the preacher was sending to survivors of sexual assault.
American Family Association President Tim Wildmon seemed to agree with Graham that the accusations are a part of a smearing campaign saying, “We’ve seen this game played before. Clarence Thomas. Herman Cain. Roy Moore. In some shape or form, each of those men had charges of sexual misconduct lodged against them during seasons of political rancor when it was impossible to prove — or…
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