Monday on ABC’s “The View,” while discussing conservative evangelicals continuing to support Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore amid several sexual misconduct allegations, co-host Joy Behar questioned that support given the conservative evangelical view on abortion.
Whoopi Goldberg opened the conversation by saying, “They said with Moore, even if he’s guilty they want a Republican in that seat. So does morality matter anymore?”
She continued, “They’re worried about judges. They’re worried about somebody’s immoral behavior. They’re worried about whether I’m going to get an abortion. They’re worried about whether I’m going to get birth control. And yet they are not willing to let me make decisions for myself.”
Behar said, “If they don’t see child molestation as immoral what’s the point of religion? I’d like to know.”
Sara Haines said, “Part of what enrages me about Roy Moore — I have never been a fan of this man before he was elected. This is a man who compared people who are gay to animals, sex with animals. He believes in the criminalization of being gay. Also, you mentioned with pro-choice — he has all these values based on a moral campaign and yet you can turn your head when he’s preying on underage girls. That bothers me more than someone who never claimed to be good at all.”
Behar said, “It’s kinda consistent though, in a way, when you think of these people who are anti-choice. They’re very big on the fetus, but as soon as the child is born, they don’t vote for additional help for the mother and child.
Haines said, “They don’t want to pay for it.”
Behar added, “They’re only interested in you before you’re born. Once you’re born, you are on your own.”
Sunny Hostin objected saying,”I don’t know, Joy.”
Goldberg said, “That is what it is, Sunny. It is what it is. You say to folks—are you willing to raise this kid that you’re demanding I have?”
Hostin said, “I certainly think that there are evangelicals that need to pay more attention to not only unborn children but children who are alive.”
Goldberg added, “Hold on. We’re not talking about every evangelical. I just want to be—there are a lot of folks willing to have this conversation and who are very upset with what Roy Moore has done. What we are talking about is that kind of—that zealot.”
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