The Raphael Warnock File

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Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) is a 53-year-old reverend from Atlanta,
Georgia, currently seeking re-election against GOP nominee Herschel
Walker. The most recent polls show that Walker is expected to defeat
Warnock in November.

Warnock was first elected to the Senate on January 5, 2021, after
defeating GOP candidate Kelly Loeffler in a run-off election. He became
Georgia’s first black senator.

Warnock is also the senior pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist
Church in Atlanta, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a prior
reverend.

He graduated from Morehouse College in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts
degree in psychology. He also has a Master of Divinity degree from
Union Theological Seminary in New York City, according to his
biography.

CONTROVERSIES:

Reverend Jeremiah Wright

Warnock has previously expressed support for former President Barack
Obama’s long-time pastor, Reverend Jeremiah Wright. Wright had
previously been accused of espousing anti-American sentiments from the
pulpit, drawing strong rebukes from around the country and forcing
Obama to distance himself from the pastor. During one such sermon,
Wright had said, “God damn America.”

As noted by the Atlanta Jewish Times, Warnock defended Wright for his
claims.

Wright’s words were “extracted from its theological and rhetorical
context and looped to the point of ad nauseam,” Warnock said in remarks
to the Yale Divinity School in 2013, the outlet reported. Warnock added
that the comments were in line with “Black prophetic preaching,” noting
that such “preachers are expected, indeed encouraged to speak the
truth, tell Pharaoh and tell it like it is with clarity, creativity and
passion.”

Campaign Funds

The senator has also been accused of illegally using campaign funds for
a lawsuit regarding a matter that predated his time in office.

According to Politico, leftist attorney Marc Elias defended Warnock’s
actions, claiming, “It’s completely legal and appropriate to have used
campaign funds on this legal matter, as many federal office holders
have done before. Any suggestion otherwise is completely false.”

Yet, Republican attorney Charlie Spies told Politico, “If Warnock is
using campaign money to pay for a lawsuit that predates his running for
office, then by definition it existed irrespective of his candidacy and
would be impermissible to use campaign funds on.”

“I don’t think his donors are giving for him to fund personal
lawsuits,” he added.

Half-Brother Ran An Illegal Drug Ring As Police Officer, According To
Records

Warnock has often upheld the life sentence of his older half-brother,
Keith Coleman, as evidence of systemic racism, claiming that he was a
“first-time,” “nonviolent” drug offender.

The Washington Free Beacon looked into that claim, and actually, court
records show that “Coleman was a cop with the Savannah Police
Department when he was convicted of facilitating a cross-country
cocaine trafficking operation in 1996 and 1997 — and once warned that
he could send a drug dealer’s ‘black ass’ to prison if the dealer
didn’t pay Coleman more money.”

THE ISSUES:

Abortion

Warnock identifies as a “pro-choice pastor” and supports virtually no
limits on a woman’s right to get an abortion.

Criminal Justice Reform

Warnock wants to drastically reduce America’s prison population and has
previously supported defunding the police.

LGBTQ+

Warnock is a cosponsor of the controversial “Equality Act,” which would
trample upon religious liberties and freedoms, critics warn.

Illegal Immigration

Warnock strongly supports amnesty for millions of illegal aliens in
America.

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