HISPANIC MINISTERS ENDORSE LIEBERMAN
November 3rd, 2006 by Brian
A statewide group of pro-family Latino ministers has endorsed Sen. Joseph Lieberman for re-election:
Abraham Hernandez, a spokesman for the group, said the ministers, as leaders in their community, “recognized him (Lieberman) as an integral, compassionate, experienced and, above all, a serious man that believes in the value of the family…”
Lieberman, who interspersed his press conference with Biblical quotes in Hebrew and Spanish, said it was difficult in campaigns to talk about the relationship of church and state, but said America has found the right balance between the two. “I think anyone who tries to separate faith and God from America is trying to do something unusual. It is the source of our strength, even as we respect the diversity of ways people approach God,” he told the group.
For those reasons, Lieberman said, he tries “to find constitutionally-based ways for the government to support faith-based initiatives.”
Hernandez said the ministers were impressed by Lieberman’s immigration proposals and his stance against gay marriage, but mainly his experience.
