Bishop E.W Jackson: Devout Christians ‘will be persecuted under a Clinton presidency’

Published October 24, 2016 10:59pm ET



A black minister who ran for lieutenant governor in Virginia in 2013 released a video and statement over the weekend urging blacks and Christians not to vote for Hillary Clinton on Nov. 8, and warning that Christians will be “persecuted” if Clinton wins.

“Devout Christians — Catholic, Protestant, black, white, Latino and others — will be persecuted under a Clinton presidency,” said Jackson, founder and president of Staying True to America’s National Destiny, in a statement. “She believes that our First Amendment claims are a cover for homophobia, Islamophobia, sexism, hatred and bigotry. Donald Trump has promised to defend our religious liberty.”

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