Chelsen Vicari, the the evangelical program director for the Institute on Religion and Democracy—who is a former feminist, author and blogger—recently sat down with The Daily Caller to discuss young Christians who support U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.).
She said those Christians who believe the Democrat presidential candidate’s brand of socialism will fix what ails the country are “lazy Christians.”
“Young Christians are confusing individual Christian compassion and the church’s role and responsibilities in public life, with the government providing entitlements and expanding welfare programs,” she said. “We should be doing and acting rather than having the government provide more.”
Rather than confront Sanders supporters, she instead listens and waits for an opportunity to inject one of the following questions:
- Where in the past has socialism actually worked?
- Do you think that giving the government more responsibility is going to keep our freedoms in tact, and have you seen that in history? Can you show me?
- Where was religious freedom not oppressed because of socialist governments?
“They think they are being compassionate, when in fact, they are just being duped,” she added. The author of Distortion: How the New Christian Left Is Twisting the Gospel and Damaging the Faith also weighed in on Christians who are supporting Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, saying it is an “overcorrection” to the Barack Obama presidency.
The full interview can be viewed by clicking here.
