| | Despite promoting himself as a Christian, a term which originates in the Bible (Acts 11:27) and which describes their beliefs, Buttigieg openly rejects moral teachings of the Bible that he does not like, while stating, "Jesus speaks so often in hyperbole and parable, in mysterious code, that in my experience, there’s simply no way that a literal understanding of Scripture can fit into the Bible that I find in my hands.." Buttigieg also argues that the Bible can be understood as teaching that human life only begins with the first breath (thereby sanctioning abortion since this prevents the infant from ever actually taking a breath), and misappropriates the Bible by making Christ's words on helping the poor (which often relates to being poor/humble in spirit, or personal giving) as justifying liberal (impoverishing) government mandated socialism.<ref>Morris, Alex (November 20, 2019). [https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/mayor-pete-buttigieg-faith-christianity-primary-election-913808/ The Generous Gospel of Mayor Pete] The Rolling Stone, Retrieved November 20, 2019</ref><ref>Brown, Jon (September 06, 2019) [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/buttigieg-appeals-to-the-bible-to-justify-late-term-abortion Buttigieg appeals to the Bible to justify late-term abortion] The Washington Examiner, Retrieved November 20, 2019</ref> | | Despite promoting himself as a Christian, a term which originates in the Bible (Acts 11:27) and which describes their beliefs, Buttigieg openly rejects moral teachings of the Bible that he does not like, while stating, "Jesus speaks so often in hyperbole and parable, in mysterious code, that in my experience, there’s simply no way that a literal understanding of Scripture can fit into the Bible that I find in my hands.." Buttigieg also argues that the Bible can be understood as teaching that human life only begins with the first breath (thereby sanctioning abortion since this prevents the infant from ever actually taking a breath), and misappropriates the Bible by making Christ's words on helping the poor (which often relates to being poor/humble in spirit, or personal giving) as justifying liberal (impoverishing) government mandated socialism.<ref>Morris, Alex (November 20, 2019). [https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/mayor-pete-buttigieg-faith-christianity-primary-election-913808/ The Generous Gospel of Mayor Pete] The Rolling Stone, Retrieved November 20, 2019</ref><ref>Brown, Jon (September 06, 2019) [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/buttigieg-appeals-to-the-bible-to-justify-late-term-abortion Buttigieg appeals to the Bible to justify late-term abortion] The Washington Examiner, Retrieved November 20, 2019</ref> |
| − | Buttigieg is a [[left-wing]] [[conspiracy theorist]] who believes America is under attack by [[white people]]<ref>https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pete-buttigieg-el-paso-shooting-white-nationalism_n_5d460f8fe4b0ca604e330847</ref> and that the U.S. was "never as great as advertised."<ref>Rambaran, Vandana (May 7, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/buttigieg-trump-america-great-never-advertised Buttigieg says American past Trump wants to return to 'never as great as advertised']. ''Fox News''. Retrieved May 7, 2019.</ref> He has been referred to as the American [[Justin Trudeau]].<ref>https://twitter.com/V_actually/status/1138072878178611200/photo/1</ref> Buttigieg supports such liberal activism as renaming the annual Indiana Jefferson-Jackson Dinner Democratic dinner since both presidents were holders of slaves. Lukas Mikelionis (May 18, 2020).<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/buttigieg-echoes-far-left-idea-of-renaming-things-named-after-thomas-jefferson-says-its-the-right-thing-to-do Buttigieg backs far-left idea of erasing Thomas Jefferson's name: 'It's the right thing to do'] Fox News. Retrieved Feb. 26, 2020</ref> | + | Buttigieg is a [[left-wing]] [[conspiracy theorist]] who believes America is under attack by [[white people]]<ref>https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pete-buttigieg-el-paso-shooting-white-nationalism_n_5d460f8fe4b0ca604e330847</ref> and that the U.S. was "never as great as advertised."<ref>Rambaran, Vandana (May 7, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/buttigieg-trump-america-great-never-advertised Buttigieg says American past Trump wants to return to 'never as great as advertised']. ''Fox News''. Retrieved May 7, 2019.</ref> He has been referred to as the American [[Justin Trudeau]].<ref>https://twitter.com/V_actually/status/1138072878178611200/photo/1</ref> Buttigieg supports such liberal activism as renaming the annual Indiana Jefferson-Jackson Dinner Democratic dinner since both presidents were holders of slaves.<ref>See [ [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/buttigieg-echoes-far-left-idea-of-renaming-things-named-after-thomas-jefferson-says-its-the-right-thing-to-do Lukas Mikelionis, "Buttigieg backs far-left idea of erasing Thomas Jefferson's name: 'It's the right thing to do,'" ''Fox News'' (May 18, 2019)].</ref> |