'It's insulting': Gov. Matt Bevin attacks Andy Beshear's faith over abortion stance
Republican Gov. Matt Bevin questioned Democratic challenger Andy Beshear's faith and family roots on Wednesday and appealed to Kentucky Baptists to weigh-in on abortion as he lashed out at his rival's first television advertisement.
In his first TV ad of the fall campaign, Beshear played up how his grandfather and great-grandfather were Baptist ministers. The spot, which launched on Monday, features the attorney general volunteering at a food pantry and his family praying at their dinner table.
"I think it's insulting to the Baptist tradition," Bevin said in a video posted to his campaign Facebook page. "I think it's insulting to people of Baptist faith to couch what his grandfather and great-grandfather did as sort of covering for his pro-abortion stance."
The governor's video drew a response from Beshear's minister, Leigh Bond, who is the senior pastor at Beargrass Christian Church in Louisville, a Disciples of Christ church.
Read more: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2019/08/07/matt-bevin-attacks-andy-beshears-baptist-faith-over-abortion-stance/1946065001/
Link to tweet
✔
@AndyBeshearKY
Check out our first TV ad of the general election! My granddad & great granddad were Baptist preachers from Western Kentucky. Their faith guided them — just as it guides my work today. As governor, I’ll treat all Kentucky families with dignity. #KYGov
11:18 AM - Aug 5, 2019
= new reply since forum marked as read
