Hagan cites Ninth Commandment

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:57:57 -0400

Kay Hagan cites her faith in a new ad.

Responding to a recent ad by Sen. Elizabeth Dole criticizing her for attending a fundraiser hosted by an atheist, the Democratic Senate candidate called it offensive and an attack on her Christian faith.

"She even faked my voice in her TV ad to make you think I don't believe in God," Hagan says in the ad, released today. "Well, I believe in God. I taught Sunday school. My faith guides my life, and Senator Dole knows it."

The ad ends with a woman's voice saying "There is no God" as an image of Hagan is shown. The woman speaking is actually Ellen Johnson, executive director of the Godless Americans PAC, which advocates for atheists and secular humanists.

Hagan attended a fundraiser in September hosted by Woody Kaplan, a founder of the political action committee.

Hagan ends the ad by saying her campaign is about fixing the economy and — referencing the Ninth Commandment — "not bearing false witness against fellow Christians."

Hagan is an elder in the First Presbyterian Church in Greensboro.

After the jump, the script.