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.
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I'm Kay Hagan, and Elizabeth Dole's attacks on my Christian faith are offensive.
She even faked my voice in her TV ad to make you think I don't believe in God. Well, I believe in God. I taught Sunday school. My faith guides my life, and Senator Dole knows it.
Sure politics is a tough business, but I approve this message because my campaign is about creating jobs and fixing our economy not bearing false witness against fellow Christians.




Re: Hagan cites Ninth Commandment
My ? is under what platform did she attend their fundraiser and accept Woody Kaplan's money? It use to be taboo to take out of state money for a NC local or Senate race. These days, any politician should find out something about donors, especially if flying to Boston to a donor's home. That's a little different from receiving a check in the mail or someone dropping a check by a campaign office. She never told Bill LuMaye under what circumstance the trip was made. If he'd been part of National Taxpayers Union for instance, and made donation on their behalf, that might make sense. The case could be made that he was part of both groups and made the donation in connection with the one not in question.
Even as an ordinary citizen, if someone I don't know invites me to his home in Boston, I need to find out further info before I go.