Church Leaders Want Schumer to Apologize

Church Leaders Want Senator Schumer’s Apology for His “Bigoted Comments” that Were “Offensive and Dangerous”
Leaders Appeal for “Civil” and “Non-Violent Debate” The executive committee of the National Clergy Council has called on Senator Charles Schumer to immediately apologize for his “bigoted comments” that were made Tuesday on the floor of the U.S. Senate. Schumer lashed out at Christians who object to the destruction of human embryos. He described them as “theocrats” who “want their faith to dictate what the government does.” The Senator then said that this is why the founders of the country “put down their plows and took up muskets to fight.” In response the Clergy Council president, Rev. Rob Schenck, said: “Senator Charles Schumer’s remarks were not just insulting to tens of millions of Americans of traditional Christian faith, but his words were downright menacing. For a U.S. Senator to vilify a whole segment of the American population based on their religious convictions and then suggest fighting them with guns is frightening.” He appealed to the Senator to “engage in civil and non-violent debate on these matters.” Schumer was also the only U.S. Senator to refuse an Easter/Passover Gift package from the National Clergy Council’s affiliate group, Faith and Action, that was hand-delivered to all congressional offices earlier this year. The Senator sent back the package of two books and a personal letter from Rev. Schenck and included his own letter noting that he was not accepting the gift. In contrast, numerous Senators sent personal notes of appreciation to Faith and Action. The Council represents church leaders from Catholic, Evangelical, Orthodox and Protestant traditions. Schumer Has Demonstrated Extreme Hostility Before In June, Schumer sat quietly while the Comptroller of the state of New York told a group of graduating seniors at Queens College that Schumer would “put a bullet between the president’s eyes if he could get away with it.” The Comptroller, Alan Hevesi, intended it as a compliment to Schumer who had just addressed the families and members of the graduating class and was listening to Hevesi.
There was never any apology given to the President except at a Press Conference that afternoon where Hevesi apologized to all. Schumer never apologized to anyone or expressed any regret for staying silent at the Commencement. He never apologized to the President. It was just another example of the reason why this man does not have the temperament to be the leader of the Democratic Party. Schumer became Senator because he is a close personal friend of the owner of the New York Times, Pinch Sulzberger, and does his bidding.	Sen. Schumer practices with an assault weapon