'That’s a true story': Chelsea Clinton claims she stopped going to church at age 6 over abortion stance

'That’s a true story': Chelsea Clinton claims she stopped going to church at age 6 over abortion stance



Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton claimed that she left her congregation because the church was talking to her about abortion, citing that she decided to leave her church at just 6 years old.

Clinton made remarks at a fundraiser for her mother, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and commented on accusations that her family aren't as religious as they have purported to be.

"I find it quite insulting sometimes when people say to my mom, my dad, or me ... that they question our faith," she said, according to Daily Fetched.

The 43-year-old then claimed that it was during her time at Sunday school when she made a heavy ideological choice at the young age of 6.

"I was raised in a Methodist church and I left the Baptist church before my dad did, because I didn’t know why they were talking to me about abortion when I was 6 in Sunday school — that’s a true story," she continued.

"My mother is very deeply a person of faith," the former president's daughter went on. "It is deeply authentic and real for my mother, and it guides so much of her moral compass, but also her life’s work."

Clinton chalked up her stance on religion to the idea that there are different interpretations of the Bible but stated she takes issue with liberals who disapprove of her family's religious background.

"I recognized that there were many expressions of faith that I don’t agree with and feel [are] quite antithetical to how I read the Bible."

"I find it really challenging when people who are self-professed liberals kind of look askance at my family’s history," she added.

Clinton previously made headlines when she provided her stance on Roe v. Wade during a 2018 town hall on Sirius XM Radio.

"Optimism is a moral choice," she began, in regard to how she felt about the fight for abortion rights.

“When I think about all of the statistics that are painful of what women are confronting today in our country and what even more women confronted pre-Roe and how many women died and how many more women were maimed because of unsafe abortion practices, we just can’t go back to that,” Clinton told the radio hosts.

"That’s unconscionable to me, and also, and I’m sure that this will unleash another wave of hate in my direction, but as a deeply religious person, it’s also unChristian to me," she claimed.

Clinton added that she had been compared to slave owners and Nazis at the time and stated that it was due to her being bold enough to say what the Supreme Court and Planned Parenthood had before her.

"Our ability to participate fully in our society — including economically — hinges on our ability to be able to make choices for our our bodies."

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Church pastor's little children hug him and cry — 'Bye, Daddy' — as he's arrested again for violating Canadian COVID-19 orders



A church pastor in Canada was arrested again for holding services in violation of Alberta province's pandemic gathering rules, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation News reported.

What are the details?

Tim Stephens of Fairview Baptist Church in southeast Calgary was arrested Monday for allegedly violating Section 127 of the Criminal Code by failing to obey a Court of Queen's Bench Order obtained by Alberta Health Services, the network said.

Stephens' little children hugged him and cried as police took him away from his home:

Image source: YouTube screenshot

Image source: YouTube screenshot

Soon an officer had Stephens place his hands on the side of a police vehicle while the officer patted down the pastor:

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"Bye, Daddy!" one of his children cried out tearfully.

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As he waved goodbye to his family from a barred window, his kids reached out and held his hand:

Image source: YouTube screenshot

Image source: YouTube screenshot

Stephens was arrested last month for similar violations, but CBC reported that charges were withdrawn because the injunction was improperly served.

Calgary police told the network Stephens' second arrest was "for hosting an illegal outdoor gathering that did not comply with current restrictions."

AHS physically closed the Fairview church to prevent access to the building until Stephens could "demonstrate the ability to comply with these restrictions," CBC said.

Under Stage 2 of Alberta's reopening plan, places of worship are required to limit attendance to one-third of their building's maximum fire code occupancy, the network reported.

"For several weeks, AHS has attempted to work collaboratively with leadership at Fairview Baptist Church to address the ongoing public health concerns at the site," police said in a statement to CBC. "It is only when significant risk is identified or continued non-compliance is noted that AHS resorts to enforcement action."

The network added that Stephens was previously fined and ticketed for defying public health regulations by holding over-capacity gatherings and not enforcing mask use.

What happened to Stephens this time?

CBC said Stephens has been released from custody and is set to appear in court June 28.

"We will challenge his arrest and defend against the new 'health' charge," Jay Cameron, a lawyer with the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, told the network.

Here's video of Stephens' arrest on Monday:

Pastor Tim Stephens arrested on new charges after 'underground' church servicesyoutu.be

Another pastor arrested, his church ordered closed for violating COVID-19 rules in Canada



Yet another Canadian pastor was arrested for violating a province's COVID-19 lockdown measures.

Pastor Tim Stephens and his family have been cornered by @CalgaryPolice following worship today. @RebelNewsOnline https://t.co/8OBowjhMHY

— Adam Soos ⳩ (@ATSoos) 1621199805.0

What are the details?

Calgary police arrested Pastor Tim Stephens outside Fairview Baptist Church after a late-morning Sunday service, the Calgary Herald reported.

Alberta Health Services said public health measures were violated, a prior warning had been issued, and Stephens had been fined multiple times for repeatedly breaking COVID-19 lockdown rules, the paper said.

Image source: YouTube screenshot

Stephens was charged with organizing an illegal in-person gathering, inciting or inviting others to meet illegally, and promoting an illegal gathering, the Herald added.

Image source: YouTube screenshot

Image source: YouTube screenshot

The paper said Stephens was released from custody Monday pending a civil contempt hearing next month — but AHS ordered the church closed.

The church and its members had been openly defying restrictions that most recently limit attendees to 15 people at a service, the Herald said, adding that the church's defiance angered neighbors.

The paper spoke to a neighbor who said he's been monitoring the church's behavior for months and is relieved by the arrest and church closure.

"It's heartening that after a long period of waiting and advocacy, the leadership is being held accountable and the facility is being shut," Ken Lima-Coelho told the Herald. "The last thing we need is a super-spreader in our neighborhood."

Lima-Coelho added to the paper that his 13-year-old daughter has been afraid of walking past the church.

What has the pastor been saying?

Stephens and other church leaders have said in-person services would continue regardless of consequences, the Herald reported, and that Fairview held services in an undisclosed location over the winter. The paper characterized such services as "clandestine."

Stephens wrote on the church's Facebook page that biblical teaching compels the congregation to meet in person, the Herald said.

"Our actions are not borne out of 'COVID fatigue' or simply having enough of the restrictions," he wrote, according to the paper. "Rather, our actions are borne out of theological commitments to the Lordship of Christ and his instruction to the church as revealed in scripture."

Stephens added that Fairview doesn't recognize the state's authority to intrude in church affairs, and he questions the medical necessity to limit worship, the Herald reported.

UPDATE: Lawyer says Pastor Tim Stephens unlawfully arrested under amended AHS orderyoutu.be

Anything else?

Another Canadian pastor, Artur Pawlowski, was arrested earlier this month for holding a church service in defiance of Alberta's public health orders.

Pawlowski made big headlines in April when a viral video showed him booting police and a health official from his church while calling them "gestapo."

Also in April, fences went up around GraceLife Church near Edmonton as police and health officials shut down the place of worship for failure to comply with COVID-19 mandates. Days later worshipers tore down the fences — only to be met reportedly by 200 police officers in riot gear sent to disperse the crowd.

Church fights Texas city's eminent domain push to take land for new fire station. Fun fact: There's already a fire station across the street.



While Canaan Baptist Church is located in south Dallas, the small congregation has had a ministry in nearby Duncanville for the last 15 years, KTVT-TV reported.

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"We do food drives, clothing drives, church activities," Angie Baker, wife of Canaan Baptist's pastor, told the station. "We feel like this community is underserved."

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Thing is, there's no church building for Canaan Baptist in Duncanville — but it does have land there, KTVT said.

"This is an empty lot that God gave us," Baker told the station.

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In fact, Canaan Baptist has been raising money to get a new facility built on the property, the station said.

The problem

The goal sounds simple enough — but the city of Duncanville is complicating it.

See, Duncanville has designs on the property and is trying to seize it using eminent domain to build a new fire station, KTVT reported.

As you might expect, Canaan Baptist doesn't like the idea one bit.

"We have put so much into it, and we just don't want to lose it to the city," Baker noted to the station.

So attorneys for the church filed a motion this week to halt the land seizure, arguing for protections under the Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act, KTVT reported.

"In this particular case, it would require the city to prove that this property is the only property that they can use for their purposes, and it's going to be very difficult for them to prove that," Keisha Russell, counsel at First Liberty Institute, told the station.

Image source: KTVT-TV video screenshot

And about that fire station...

What's more, there's already a fire station across the street from the church's plot of land the city wants to take, KTVT reported.

"We just want the city to find another piece of property and build somewhere else, because we love the property that we've invested in," Baker told the station.

The city of Duncanville told KTVT that the city attorney has received the church's motion to dismiss and will file a response with the court at the appropriate time.

(H/T: Hot Air)