CNN - Katherine Harris Church-State separation "a lie"...

[SKKY]

...Also says not electing "Christians" is legislating sin. Good to see her campaign is finally picking up steam..


MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris told a religious journal that separation of church and state is "a lie" and God and the nation's founding fathers did not intend the country be "a nation of secular laws."

The Republican candidate for U.S. Senate also said that if Christians are not elected, politicians will "legislate sin," including abortion and gay marriage.

Harris made the comments -- which she clarified Saturday -- in the Florida Baptist Witness, the weekly journal of the Florida Baptist State Convention, which interviewed political candidates and asked them about religion and their positions on issues.

Separation of church and state is "a lie we have been told," Harris said in the interview, published Thursday, saying separating religion and politics is "wrong because God is the one who chooses our rulers."
Electing non-Christians a 'legislative sin'

"If you're not electing Christians, then in essence you are going to legislate sin," Harris said.

Her comments drew criticism, including some from fellow Republicans who called them offensive and not representative of the party.

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, who is Jewish, told the Orlando Sentinel that she was "disgusted" by the comments.

Harris' campaign released a statement Saturday saying she had been "speaking to a Christian audience, addressing a common misperception that people of faith should not be actively involved in government."

The comments reflected "her deep grounding in Judeo-Christian values," the statement said, adding that Harris had previously supported pro-Israel legislation and legislation recognizing the Holocaust.

Harris' opponents in the GOP primary also gave interviews to the Florida Baptist Witness but made more general statements on their faith.

Harris, 49, faced widespread criticism for her role overseeing the 2000 presidential recount as Florida's secretary of state.

State GOP leaders -- including Gov. Jeb Bush -- don't think she can win against Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson in November. Fundraising has lagged, frustrated campaign workers have defected in droves and the issues have been overshadowed by news of her dealings with a corrupt defense contractor who gave her $32,000 in illegal campaign contributions.

[Burma Jones]

1. Katherine Harris is Bat Shit Crazy

not a bad strategy for Florida Republicans though.............

[CottonBear]

2. Katherine is freaking insane. n/t

[marmar]

3. She has jumped three or four sharks...

This woman needs treatment. :crazy: :crazy: :crazy:

[zreosumgame]

14. heh, sharks run from her wierd-ass make-up!

[ClassWarrior]

4. Martin Luther said I'd rather be governed by a smart Turk...

...than a stupid Christian. I know some Lutherans who should pay heed to that.

NGU.

[pecwae]

5. Cafferty says

maybe Harris killed JonBenet Ramsey? I couldn't believe it!!!

[BOSSHOG]

6. "Misperception that people of faith should not be involved in gov't?"

Oh katherine you are an idiot. There is no such perception whatsoever but you know your ignorant, religious zealot, constitution hating base and you know how to poke them with a stick.

There is a terrible misperception in the "christian conservative" community that radical christian zealots can use their tax exempt pulpits to politic.

If ya don't like the deal katherine take your flock to iran with you; then you all can live in the land of theocracy where religion controls everyone's lives, just as you wish.

[SaveElmer]

7. She apparently did not listen in history class...

Or more likely is ignoring anything that would contradict her fundie, whacko outlook on American History.

[krispos42]

10. She had the Bible stuffed in her ears

and visions of fundamentalist Christian power dancing in front of her eyes. She can't hear or see anything through that stuff, and it shows.

[HereSince1628]

8. It's GOP rhetorical gobbledeegook, and Harris is a joke

[iconoclastic cat]

9. Wow, do you guys think she might lose her primary?

That would suck!

[Ezlivin]

11. Katherine, please read the Constitution, Article Six

“No religious test, either an avowal or a repudiation of any religious belief, shall ever be required of any public officeholder in the United States.”

[electropop]

15. The whole Constitution is a lie.

God didn't write it, so it's blasphemy. :sarcasm:

[driver8]

20. She can't read it...junior already wiped his ass with Article Six.

These people get crazier (and dumber) every day!

Man, I am so sick of these people and their religious zealot bullshit.

[cobalt1999]

12. just when I think she can't get any more crazy, she proves me wrong agian!

[VaYallaDawg]

13. Further evidence that too much mascara may be neurotoxic. n/t

[sinkingfeeling]

16. Why did Floridans vote in someone with absolutely no knowledge of

our history? Didn't she ever read the Federalist Papers? The Constitution or the Declaration of Independence? Oh, I guess it's the same reason that the 'majority' voted for Chimpy!

[SKKY]

17. Remember that front page in England that said...

..."How can 59,054,087 people be so dumb?" America is the land of opportunity where everything is possible. And
that includes EVERYTHING!!!

[sinkingfeeling]

18. Remember it! I've got it on a T-shirt, which I will be wearing proudly

in Halifax, N.S. in ten days.

[HuffleClaw]

19. i wonder how her new boobage fits into her 'christian' beliefs?

she's a desperate opportunist who's pissing away her fortune for no good reason.

[kysrsoze]

21. Hey JESUS everybody. I'm JESUS running JESUS for JESUS Congress JESUS!

Won't JESUS you JESUS vote JESUS for JESUS me? I JESUS bet JESUS you JESUS will JESUS because JESUS you JESUS fundies JESUS are JESUS dumb JESUS enough JESUS to JESUS vote JESUS for JESUS me JESUS as JESUS long JESUS as JESUS I JESUS wrap JESUS myself JESUS in JESUS Jesus JESUS.

[swimmernsecretsea]

22. It's the anesthesia talking.

She's being fitted for larger breast implants. Soon, her rack will walk into a room before she does.

[Anakin Skywalker]

23. Katherine Harris For PlayBoy!

Yeah! I'd pay to see that.

[SKKY]

25. Oh Dude! I just ate!!! ewwwwwww....

[OregonDem]

24. Jesus Christ that woman is crazy!

n/t