Hillary's Religion

Hillary Clinton's religious faith began at the age of 13 while attending the Methodist Church in Park Ridge, Illinois. She states her faith has guided her in every aspect of her life, has helped her through all the tribulations of life, and is a driving force in the way she way she lives her life including voting on issues. She does not believe there can be a division between church and state as her religious beliefs and faith is at the center of her life, thus a part of everything she does.

If you look at the doctrine of the United Methodist Church, you can easily see exactly how Hillary Clinton will vote on many issues facing politicians today.

Here are a few of the views of the United Methodist Church:

Same-Sex Unions

Reverend Jimmy Creech of the United Methodist Church performed a ceremony, which united two lesbians' women. At this time, the church was against this type of union, however, several today several hundred pastors of the United Methodist church throughout the United States have announced that they support gay rights including unions, and many are performing same-sex unions.

Church Aid for Sex Offenders

In England, The United Methodist Church is now providing aid to convicted sex offenders with such things as emotional counseling and faith ministry instead of going along with the concerned British people demanding harsher laws against and punishment for known sex criminals.

Abortion

The United Methodist Church is a member of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice. The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice is an interfaith organization devoted to promoting a woman's right to choose to have an abortion.

Gun Control

During a discussing at the 2000 General Conference the stand on gun control within the United States showed around 71 percent agreed with a law that would ban firearms including hand guns and assault weapons. The ones that were against the law used hunting and self-defense for their argument.

Today, however, Hillary may not be visiting the United Methodist Church as much as she once did, when she came to Washington in 1993, she joined a Bible study group. She met with members such as Eileen Bakke, wife of Dennis Bakke, a leader in the anti-union Christian management movement; Grace Nelson, the wife of Senator Bill Nelson, a conservative Florida Democrat; Susan Baker, wife of Bush consigliore James Baker; and Joanne Kemp, wife of conservative icon Jack Kemp in what is referred to as a Christian “cell”. The group is a part of the Fellowship of a network of sex-segregated cells of business, political, and military leaders. The Fellowship is dedicated to "spiritual war on behalf of Christ”. The only public event for the Fellowship is the National Prayer Breakfast, the remainder of the time it is kept behind closed doors or as put by former Republican Senator William Armstrong "made a fetish of being invisible."

“The Fellowship believes that the elite win power by the will of God, who uses them for his purposes. Its mission is to help the powerful understand their role in God's plan.”

Instead of having the same exact doctrine of the United Methodist Church the Fellowship's ideas or beliefs are a blend of Calvinism and Norman Vincent Peale, the 1960's preacher of positive thinking. This religion is one of a positive thinking faith in the elect chosen by God. They devote their religious beliefs on the scripture Romans 13:1 "Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers...The powers that be are ordained of God."