8 Democrat presidential candidates who have talked about their Christian faith
Elizabeth Warren
Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts addressed her religious background at a town hall event in March that was moderated by Jake Tapper of CNN.
When asked what role faith plays in her life, Sen. Warren noted that she was raised Methodist and for a time was a Sunday School teacher. She then discussed the passage in the Gospel of Matthew about the sheep and the goats being separated in judgment.
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Warren said that she found in the biblical passage “two things that guide me every day,” the two being “there is value in every single human being” and “that we are called to action.”
“That passage is not about you had a good thought and held onto it, you sat back and were just a part of — you know, thought about good things. It does not say, you just didn't hurt anybody and that's good enough,” she replied, according to a CNN rush transcript.
“It says, you saw something wrong, you saw somebody who was thirsty, you saw somebody who was in prison. You saw their face. You saw somebody who was hungry, and it moved you to act. I believe we are called on to act.”
