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Michael Steele: If Charlie Hebdo Were Published in U.S., Evangelicals Would ‘Raise Up Mightily’
National Review ^ | 01/19/2015 | Ian Sample

Posted on 01/19/2015 7:37:23 AM PST by SeekAndFind

Evangelical Christian Republicans would have a serious problem with Charlie Hebdo were it to mock Christians in America, says former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele.

“It would be a real, real problem for a lot of grassroots evangelicals out there, particularly with respect to the sense of attack on them personally,” said Steele, appearing on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday.

“It’s a real balancing act,” he continued, “between . . . that feeling of expression and wanting to be free to do that, and then the personal feeling I have when you express yourself, and I feel like you’ve attacked me. And I feel like a lot of evangelicals, particularly in this country, would raise up mightily, and make a lot of noise. Now, obviously not to extremes, but there would be a lot of protests against a publication like that.”

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: charliehebdo; evangelicals; firstamendment; michaelsteele
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To: Dana1960

He’s much worse than an embarassment.


61 posted on 01/19/2015 3:06:10 PM PST by Henry Hnyellar
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To: SeekAndFind

What the heck does this guy think the left has been doing to Christianity for years in the news and art? Nope, no massacre yet.


62 posted on 01/19/2015 3:08:21 PM PST by Lady Heron
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