Family Research Council (FRC) has launched a mobile billboard campaign targeting POLITICO’s offices in Washington, D.C., and New York. The action comes after recent comments made by POLITICO national investigative correspondent Heidi Przybyla on MSNBC, where she discussed the beliefs of Christian nationalists.
Przybyla stated, “The thing that unites them as Christian nationalists […] is that they believe that our rights as Americans, as all human beings, don’t come from any earthly authority. They don’t come from Congress. They don’t come from the Supreme Court. They come from God,” adding, “Now you have an extremist element of conservative Christians who say that this applies specifically to issues including abortion, gay marriage, and it’s going much further than that…”
In response, FRC’s billboard displays the message: “…they are endowed by their Creator Government with certain unalienable Rights….” Below this text appears: “Axel Springer’s POLITICO: Demonizing Christian voters. Attacking religious freedom.”
This campaign coincides with an FRC petition calling for an apology from POLITICO regarding Przybyla’s remarks and urging the publication to cease what it describes as attacks on religious freedom in America. The petition reads: “I, the undersigned, along with the Family Research Council, am outraged by the malicious smears made against the Christian faith by Heidi Przybyla. Her comments stand in opposition to my faith, and the fundamental principles of our great nation. I demand that Politico immediately apologize for these malicious lies and historical ignorance and stop attacking religious freedom in America.”
Tony Perkins, president of Family Research Council, commented on the initiative:
“Make no mistake: It’s all connected. The Left’s coordinated use of ‘Christian nationalism’ and the rise in hostility against houses of worship. It’s an intimidation game designed to silence Christians and suppress our votes. Now that the Left’s election lawfare has misfired look for them to pivot to plan B — voter suppression through intimidating Christian voters with ‘Christian Nationalism’ propaganda. Don’t buy it. Keep praying — keep voting — keep standing — for biblical truth.”
