Vice President Kamala Harris visited two churches in Georgia on Sunday as part of her campaign’s “souls to the polls” push to reach voters.
Addressing the congregation of the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta, Harris, who is Baptist herself, spoke about how her exposure to religion during her youth in Oakland, California, influenced her politics, and drew on the parable of the Good Samaritan, reports the Epoch Times.
“My earliest memories of those teachings are about a loving God, a loving God," Harris said. "A God who asks us to speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves and to defend the rights of the poor and the needy.
