Harris praises pro-Farrakhan pastor who said gay people should feel 'uncomfortable' in their 'sin'

FIRST ON FOX: Vice President and Democratic statesmanlike nominee Kamala Harris visited nan mega religion of a arguable pastor this past Sunday successful a cardinal plaything state, wherever she thanked him for his "leadership" and said she was honored to beryllium successful attendance to "celebrate" what he has "accomplished."

Harris attended a religion work astatine nan Georgia-based New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, which is nether nan pastoral activity of elder pastor Jamal H. Bryant. The longtime pastor has many times praised nan antisemitic Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and said cheery group should consciousness "uncomfortable" successful their "sin."

Bryant, who introduced Harris arsenic an "American hero" and "voice of nan future," told nan congregation that their unborn grandchildren are going to 1 time inquire wherever they were connected nan time of nan religion work and called connected them to "make immoderate noise" for their "fearless leader."

"Pastor Bryant, I convey you for your leadership," Harris said while delivering remarks for astir 20 minutes successful beforehand of nan New Birth congregation. "You and I person discussed that we first met almost 20 years agone erstwhile location was a convening of rising stars successful nan country, and we had conversations backmost past astir really we thought of our domiciled and work to our state and our work and work arsenic leaders."

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VP Harris and Pastor Bryant astatine New Birth Missionary Baptist Church connected October 20, 2024. (Youtube Screenshot)

"It is truthful bully to beryllium pinch you this greeting to observe what you person accomplished pinch this bonzer congregation," she added.

Bryant, who donated $500 to nan Harris run a week aft President Biden announced that he wasn't moving for re-election, has been a vocal Harris protagonist and said earlier this summertime that he and different Black leaders were "mobilizing an army" successful support of her campaign. 

"It was a sister that raised you, it was a sister that taught you really to read. It takes a existent man to support a woman," Bryant said during his sermon. He added, "You were calved for specified a clip arsenic this," referring to Harris.

Despite Bryant's praise for Harris and boosting her candidacy, his past arguable comments could travel backmost to haunt nan Harris campaign.

He has a agelong history of praising Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who has espoused antisemitic rhetoric making love backmost decades, including calling Jews "wicked" and comparing them to termites by saying he was "anti-termite." Bryant interviewed nan Nation of Islam leader successful 2015 and said he is "one of nan top leaders of our people."

"We invited to nan Word Network and nan full world, nan honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan! We’re honored to person you, sir," Bryant said while introducing him. "I’m truthful appreciative to beryllium capable to people successful history that I lived successful nan aforesaid chasm of clip arsenic 1 of nan top leaders of our people."

In a tweet from 2019, Bryant said that he was "humbled" to beryllium successful Farrakhan’s presence. His Twitter page has dozens of different tweets related to Farrakhan.

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Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan delivers a reside and talks astir U.S. President Donald Trump, astatine nan Watergate Hotel, connected November 16, 2017 successful Washington, D.C.  (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Bryant has besides been captious of nan cheery community, telling a congregation astatine nan Baltimore Empowerment Temple successful 2012 that "homosexuality is not nan only sin, but it is simply a sin," while adding that it is their "responsibility" to make cheery group and different sinners "uncomfortable successful [their] sin." 

He went connected to onslaught erstwhile President Obama for supporting cheery matrimony and not giving Black pastors a warning, causing them to consciousness blindsided and betrayed. He told nan congregation that Obama was "Black and wrong" and "Black and retired of order."

Harris has been a longtime protagonist of cheery authorities and her run website says she will "always take sides nan state to emotion who you emotion openly and pinch pride."

"In 2004, she officiated immoderate of nan nation’s first same-sex marriages and arsenic Attorney General, she refused to take sides California’s anti-marriage equality statewide referendum," her run website continued. "As President, she’ll conflict to walk nan Equality Act to enshrine anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQI+ Americans successful wellness care, housing, acquisition and much into law."

During Harris' remarks astatine Bryant's church, she besides gave a shout-out to her arguable hometown pastor and longtime mentor, Rev. Amos Brown, who was successful attendance astatine nan religion service, calling him a "source of comfortableness and solace for maine for truthful galore years" and praising his "wisdom."

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Vice President Harris' longtime mentor and pastor, Amos Brown, erstwhile pinned blasted connected nan United States for nan 9/11 attacks. (Fox News)

Brown, who has faced backlash for past comments, including blaming nan United States for nan September 11th attacks and many times defending Obama's arguable pastor Jeremiah Wright, besides delivered remarks during nan religion service.

At 1 constituent during his prayer, Brown called for God to "speak to each Black antheral and person him to cognize he spits connected their graves erstwhile he refuses to vote. Speak to each Black antheral that he will cognize that we must not trample connected nan graves of those who gave up their lives for nan correct to vote."

"Thank you, ohio God, for this time that we believe for our personnel and thy servant, Kamala Harris. Oh God, whitethorn she cognize that she moves astir this nation. You will guideline her. You will protect her, and she will beryllium capable to say, ‘I will make nan acheronian ray earlier thee, and what is incorrect I cognize you will make it correct earlier maine and each my battles I will conflict earlier thee.'"

Fox News Digital reached retired to New Birth Missionary Baptist Church and nan Harris run for remark but did not person a response.