Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., told a gathering of religious conservatives on Friday that the faithful need a 'baptism of courage' as they encounter new pressures from the left.
conservatives on Friday that the faithful need a"baptism of courage" as they encounter new pressures from the left.
"I just want to say to you that it's my firm conviction that in this hour, in this time of testing, for our nation and for us as believers, what we need as believers above all is we need a baptism of courage," Hawley said at the Pray Vote Stand Summit in Leesburg, Va.The gathering of religious conservatives included speakers lamenting the Justice Department's recent attempts to probe intimidation at school boards.
"Not on my watch and not without a fight," said Hawley at Friday's event."I am not going to stand by. I will not stand idly by while this administration uses the federal government against us. I will not stand by while they trample our First Amendment rights." DOJ recently announced it would coordinate a nationwide investigation after the National School Board Association suggested educators might be encountering domestic terrorism. In it, NSBA referenced several instances of reported violence or intimidation.
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