Vice President Harris was interrupted by a heckler while she was speaking successful a Pennsylvania religion connected Sunday meant to highlight her faith successful nan battleground authorities 9 days earlier Election Day.
From nan lectern astatine the Church of Christian Compassion successful West Philadelphia, Harris was referencing nan biblical communicative of nan Apostle Paul erstwhile personification began shouting. Harris stopped speaking and clapped, arsenic nan religion set sounded euphony to drown retired nan heckler, who was not captured connected arena cameras.
"That's why we conflict for democracy," Harris repeated arsenic nan heckler was escorted out.
"Every sound is important," she said, clapping. "Every sound is important."
HARRIS MAKES PITCH TO BLACK CHURCHES AFTER TELLING PROTESTERS PRAISING JESUS, 'YOU'RE AT THE WRONG RALLY'
Kamala Harris speaks during a work astatine nan Church of Christian Compassion, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, successful Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
The interruption was complete successful little than 2 minutes and Harris continued her message. At nan opening of her remarks, Harris had suggested that voting for her fulfills God's will.
"In conscionable 9 days, we person nan powerfulness to determine nan destiny of our federation for generations to come. And connected this day, past connected this beautiful Sunday morning, I americium reminded God expects america to thief Him," Harris said done laughter, garnering applause. "We sewage activity to do."
"Like Paul, we must retrieve that divine powerfulness useful done our actions, and we person nan powerfulness to move past division, fearfulness and chaos," Harris told nan congregation later on. "It is successful and wrong our powerfulness to fulfill nan committedness of America and nan committedness to create opportunity for each kid and to protect our basal freedoms, nan powerfulness to do justice, emotion mercy, and locomotion humbly pinch our God powerfulness nan Black Church understood and has utilized for generations."
Church elder Joy Hollingshed, left, and Vice President Kamala Harris be a work astatine nan Church of Christian Compassion, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, successful Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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As she has done successful past addresses to Black congregations successful caller weeks, Harris attempted to opposition herself against "those who activity to deepen division, to dispersed hate, to sow fear, and to origin chaos, who propose that nan measurement of nan spot of a leader is based connected who you hit down."
"Here successful Pennsylvania correct now, each of america has an opportunity to make a difference, because successful this moment, we do look a existent question: what benignant of state do we want to unrecorded in? What benignant of state do we want for our children and our grandchildren?" Harris said. "A state of chaos… fearfulness and hate, aliases a state of freedom, justness and compassion. And nan awesome point astir surviving successful a populist is We nan People person nan prime to reply that question."
Vice President Kamala Harris greets attendees arsenic she departs aft speaking astatine nan Church of Christian Compassion, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, successful Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
"So fto america reply not conscionable pinch our words, but pinch our works. Yes, pinch our prayers, but besides pinch our pressing. Yes, pinch our religion and besides our faith, but besides our feet. As we locomotion to nan polls," Harris said. "And yes, successful these 9 days, these adjacent 9 days will trial us. They will request everything we've got. But erstwhile I deliberation astir nan days up and nan God we serve, yeah, I americium assured that His powerfulness will activity done us. Because, church, I cognize we were calved for a clip specified arsenic this."
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Harris cited her campaign taxable of "joy."
"In times of uncertainty, Scripture reminds america weeping whitethorn strengthen for a night, but joyousness cometh successful nan morning," Harris said successful closing. "The way whitethorn look hard, nan activity whitethorn look heavy, but joyousness cometh successful nan morning. And church, greeting is connected its way. God bless you. God bless America."
Danielle Wallace is simply a breaking news and authorities newsman astatine Fox News Digital. Story tips tin beryllium sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and connected X: @danimwallace.