The party of inclusion, forgiveness, and peace was on full display at a Harris rally in Wisconsin after a crowd of Harris supporters verbally and physically assaulted two hapless pro-life protestors. 

Vice President Harris held a rally at UW-La Crosse last Thursday. She discussed improving the economy and making life better for middle-class Americans. She also discussed “reproductive freedom,” promising the crowd that if she becomes president, she will proudly sign a bill to restore it. 

She also took a moment to accuse Trump of hand-picking three conservative judges to repeal Roe v Wade. 

That’s when students Luke Polaske and Grant Beth spoke out, shouting pro-Christian comments. Polaske and Grant say they were about 30 yards away from Harris, who stopped her speech to tell them, “You’re at the wrong rally,” before suggesting they go to the “smaller rally down the street.” 

The crowd then accosted the pair as Harris watched. Video footage shows an elderly lady shoving one of the students. The crowd surrounded the pair, pushing them and yelling at them. Grant and Polaske were then booted from the rally. 

After the incident, Harris supporters insisted that the VP was not speaking to the students. The pair, however, notes that she looked directly at them while speaking, then smirked at them and waved as they were removed from the rally. 

That Sunday, Harris went to Georgia churches to beg for Black votes.  

Harris visited two churches in the Atlanta area as part of a movement called “Souls to the Polls.” This effort, led by Black Faith Leaders, is sending people to key states to encourage early voting. At both churches, Harris talked about “being kind” and “lifting others up.” This hypocritical message was meant to contrast with Republican Donald Trump’s bold style.  

The idea of “Souls to the Polls” goes back to the Civil Rights Movement. In 1955, Rev. George Lee, a Black business owner from Mississippi, was killed by white supremacists after he helped almost 100 Black residents register to vote in his town. The cemetery where Lee is buried has even been used as a polling place. 

For many years, Black church groups nationwide have organized campaigns encouraging Black people to vote. These efforts are partly to fight against voter suppression tactics that were employed in the Jim Crow era. Early voting is heavily promoted in Black churches, almost as much as by political candidates. 

After church services, buses took people to polling places to vote early. 

Following her church blitz, Harris sat for an interview with Rev. Al Sharpton, who asked if she might be losing support from Black men, who historically would not support a woman for president. Former President Barack Obama had highlighted this claim while stumping for her in Pittsburgh. 

But Harris says she has the backing of many influential Black male leaders and pointed out that Black men are overwhelmingly supporting her. This claim is not based on reality, but Sharpton let it pass. 

Harris has snubbed religious communities often during her campaign. She recently drew criticism for skipping the Al Smith Memorial Dinner, an annual Catholic charity event that no major presidential candidate has missed since 1984. Named after Alfred E. Smith, the first Catholic to run for president of the United States in 1928, the dinner brings together political leaders, celebrities, and other influential figures. 

During her church tour, Harris told the congregation that a leader’s “true measure of strength” is “who you lift up.” She decried “those who are trying to deepen division” in America.  

These words ring hollow for at least one pair of young Christians booted out of her rally for claiming that “Christ is king.” Harris could have taken a moment to reassure Christians that she was on their side but chose to berate the pair and watch as they were assaulted.  

Christians should take heed. This is the future under Harris.