'No faith in Robinson': NC church leaders call out far-right Christian nationalist candidate

In North Carolina, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson's gubernatorial campaign has been surrounded by controversy — from his history of Holocaust denial to threatening violence with his widely reported "some folks need killing" comments in an evangelical church in early July.

Robinson's critics have been emphasizing that he is extreme even by MAGA standards, yet some polls are showing a close race. The far-right Christian nationalist trailed Democratic nominee Josh Stein by only 4 percent in a Redfield & Winton Strategies poll released in late July.

Robinson promotes a severe brand of fundamentalist Christianity. But according to the Greensboro News & Record, some faith leaders in North Carolina are speaking out against him and emphasizing that he doesn't speak for all Christians.

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At a press conference on Wednesday, July 31, the Rev. C.J. Brinson — who organized the gathering — declared, "We are here today to say that we have no faith in Robinson…. We're not going to allow voices in North Carolina to misrepresent who we believe Jesus is in the Christian context."

Another attendee, the Rev. Jay Kennett, said of Robinson, "Love of neighbor is not found in declaring women’s bodies out of their control. Love of neighbor is not found in declaring certain people as 'filth' and 'maggots.'"

The Rev. Amelia Fulbright, also present at the gathering, implied that Robinson is insincere when he softens his rhetoric on abortion.

Fulbright told attendees, "He says he doesn't like to use the A-word anymore. Maybe that's because he realizes it is not a winning strategy to deprive women of their bodily autonomy and outlaw lifesaving health care."

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