Christians Won’t Back Giuliani, Falwell Says
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WASHINGTON – The Reverend Jerry Falwell doesn’t see any Democrat making inroads with evangelical Christian voters in the next presidential election. A potential Republican candidate and former New York City mayor, Rudolph Giuliani, won’t be scoring any points with Rev. Falwell, either.
“Everybody admires him. And I’ll never forget the great things he did on 9/11 and following,” Rev. Falwell said.
“But, of course, we have, as conservative Christians who take the Bible seriously, we have probably irreconcilable differences on life and family,” Rev. Falwell said yesterday on “Late Edition” on CNN.
“I couldn’t support him for president,” he said.
Mr. Giuliani supports abortion rights, gay rights, and gun control.
Differences between another 2008 contender – Senator McCain, a Republican of Arizona – and Rev. Falwell, the Baptist minister who founded the conservative Moral Majority, were bridged recently when Rev. Falwell asked to meet with Mr. McCain.
