The Hanson Place SDA church in Brooklyn, NYC held a ‘Public Affairs & Religious Liberty’ convocation yesterday on the Sabbath. Ivor Myers was one of the panelists. Several politicians were invited to attend church, including New York Democratic Socialist nominee for governor Zohran Mamdani, Hakeem Jefferies, and Leticia James.
Mamdani, who is a Shia Muslim and a Socialist, was allowed to address the congregation on Sabbath. Reuters confirms that he was campaigning at the Hanson SDA church.
Leticia James is the NYC prosecutor who accused Donald Trump of exaggerating his net worth in a civil trial. The $450 million dollar fine was thrown out on appeal. She was indicted in October on a felony count of bank fraud in a separate federal case.
The associate pastor of the Hanson Church is: Tiffani M. Jackson. Mamdani was also with Al Sharpton on the same day.
There are a lot of responses from non-Adventists on X. Here are a few:
“Why would a church be holding an event like this? Eliminate their tax exemption immediately”
“That will not be allowed in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. No political endorsements allowed.”
“Practicing your taqqyia skills?” ("Taqiyya" in Shi'a Islam, is dissimulation or intentionally lying or falsifying your beliefs.).
“Am I the only one that sees the irony of communists hanging around with Seventh-day Adventists?”
“What an absolute joke, these people are the opposite of Christianity. This is blasphemy”
“I support Mamdani.”
“Wooo, City owned Grocery Stories, No Cops, No Rich people, What could possibly go wrong?”
“Once again a black congregation falls for a snake oil salesman”
"Please, Allah, keep these people stupid so they continue to believe all the lies I am telling them."
“so it’s 1am and zohran just showed up at the gay bar”
“Why would a "christian" church have an acknowledged anti-christian speak at their Church?”
“Zohran says he is against firearms but in Africa he made gangster rap videos and waving gun around. Are you sure this who you want to be your mayor??? Call the prayer at 5am and sharia law??!”
Religious Liberty departments in the Seventh-day Adventist Church used to contend for separation of church and state. If it seems ironic to you that such departments are inviting politicians to their meetings, please know it does to us too.
These RL departments (most of which are progressive) invite politicians like Sheila Jackson Lee, Hillary Clinton, and Maxine Waters under the guise of religious liberty. In Mamdani’s case, he is there to campaign for votes from Adventists. My guess is he won’t have any trouble getting those votes. Most are probably already committed to his democratic socialist agenda.
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