Mike Pence is deeply offended. This ought to be good.
The vice president clutched his pearls in a new interview with EWTN host Lauren Ashburn, lashing out at critics who dared to question his wife’s new gig teaching at a school that bans LGBTQ students and faculty.
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“My wife and I have been in the public eye for quite a while but I have to tell you, to see major news organizations attacking Christian education is deeply offensive,” he said.
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“We have a rich tradition in America of Christian education and, frankly, religious education broadly defined. We celebrate it,” he continued. “The freedom of religion is enshrined in the Constitution of the United States. The Constitution prohibits a religious test for holding public office, so we’ll let the critics roll off our back.”
Yes, he’ll let the critics roll off his back, riiiiight after condemning them in Christian media.
“This criticism of Christian education in America should stop,” Trump’s righteous running mate reasoned.
The school in question, Immanuel Christian School in Springfield, Va., has a “parent agreement” posted on its website that requires any potential employee to solemnly swear they oppose same-sex marriage, and that they do not engage in “homosexual or lesbian sexual activity” or “transgender identity”.
Not only that, in order for a child to attend the school, parents must sign a clause giving the school the power to discontinue enrollment if the student’s behavior is “in opposition to the biblical lifestyle the school teaches.”
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“I understand that the school reserves the right, within its sole discretion, to refuse admission to an applicant or to discontinue enrollment of a student if the atmosphere or conduct within a particular home, the activities of a parent or guardian, or the activities of the student are counter to, or are in opposition to, the biblical lifestyle the school teaches,” the agreement states.
“This includes, but is not limited to contumacious behavior, divisive conduct, and participating in, supporting, or condoning sexual immorality, homosexual activity or bi-sexual activity, promoting such practices, or being unable to support the moral principles of the school. (Lev. 20:13 and Romans 1:27.) I acknowledge the importance of a family culture based on biblical principles and embrace biblical family values such as a healthy marriage between one man and one woman. My role as spiritual mentor to my children will be taken seriously.”
A spokeswoman for the Second Lady called the backlash “absurd.”
Watch Pence’s appearance below:
RIGay
The fact that he, of himself, if deeply offensive – is a fact lost on him.
elemirion
Both the Pences are deeply offensive, Dominionists and patently unAmerican, they should be dropped off a cliff for their evil minded ideologies
Doug
He sounds like he’s spouting a lot of rehearsed speech in this interview. His facial expressions, the way he uses his hands, nothing looks natural.
Mack
Pence and “mother” are both deeply offensive to me.
jkb
Offending him is a plus
Rob91316
The Pences and the rest of their holy roller ilk — every last one of ’em — need to take that leap of faith they keep yammering on about — right off a steep cliff into a bottomless ravine.
sanfranca1
What an f***ing tool. They are two of the most disgusting people on the planet. And they are NOT Christians!
screwtop
No, Tuppence – may I call you that? – it’s about all you’re worth.
It’s NOT offensive, for the rest of the world to haul the lot of you into line and give you a bashing over YOUR offensive behaviour. It’s call “democracy”. Other people have the democratic right to tell you all that you are nothing more than self-opinionated nobodies, hell bent on wrecking other people’s lives.
Brian
Tomorrow he’ll be saying that these days everyone is too offended.
white-queer-african
“deeply offensive” This from a dude that associates and hangs with that deeply offensive man that is the pres of the US of A. The world is deeply offended. That is excluding the -40% that supports them in the US of A.
QueerTruth
Who cares. I’d sooner believe in Harry Potter than the Bible. Pence is a spineless joke. He can’t even be alone in a room with a woman who is not his wife. Seriously. He won’t. So anything that comes out of his hateful mouth is trash. I hope every day of his in the WH is suffering like it is for us.
scotty
“pence thinks being gay is a choice because he made a choice to be straight.”
judah friedlander (world champion)
boymikefl
Hates queers yet supports a liar, adulterer, sexual assaulter, racist, thief and porn star president. He doesn’t support Pete’s religion. Douche! This is called organized religion. Pro war/killing. Yes Gwad.