Analysis: Pete Buttigieg is pushing back on Mike Pence and a Christianity that does not support LGBT rights
By Eugene Scott Eugene Scott Reporter covering identity politics for The Fix Email Bio Follow April 8 at 11:51 AM In the Trump era, one of the loudest voices trying to challenge what it means to be a Christian in the current political sphere is a married, gay small-town mayor from the same state that gave Americans Vice President Pence.
Pence, the former governor of Indiana, has long won praise from conservative Christians for openly discussing his opposition to LGBT rights. But, not surprisingly, those positions have also earned him high levels of disapproval from the LGBT community. Since heading to Washington, Pence has repeatedly attempted to convince Americans — specifically conservative Christians — that the Trump presidency has been one of the most supportive of the values of conservative Christians in history. But the 2020 campaign has birthed a slew of candidates who are pushing back on the idea that the Trump agenda is consistent with Christian values by explaining how their liberal values have shaped their political worldview.
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