Lauren Boebert

Congresswoman backed by Trump wins primary after proclaiming 'I'm tired of this separation of church and state junk'

Boebert, however, said she was “tired of this separation of church and state junk that’s not in the constitution. At the service on Sunday, Boebert said: “Look at what happened this week. On Sunday, two days before the primary and in comments first reported by the Denver Post, Boebert told a religious service: “The church is supposed to direct the government.

Boebert, who has been a steadfast supporter of right wing conspiracy group QAnon, gave a speech at the Cornerstone Christian Center in Basalt, Colo., on Sunday ...

Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling does not mention religion as grounds for the verdict, many conservatives attribute their anti-abortion political beliefs to the Bible. Referring to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Boebert applauded members of the Church for fighting against abortion. "The church is supposed to direct the government. The government is not supposed to direct the church. This is the fruit of your labor, of your votes and of your prayers – this is your harvest," she said. Boebert has built her political career around taking radical stances on national issues beginning with her surprising defeat of five-time incumbent Rep Scott Tipton, R-Colo., back in 2020.

Former Aspen City Council member Adam Frisch won the Democratic nomination for Colorado's 3rd Congressional District in Tuesday's primary.

He will enter the general election campaign with about $630,000 in cash on hand. We can do better, and we will do better,” Frisch said in a video posted to his Facebook page Tuesday night when it appeared likely he would be victorious. Please see our republishing guidelines for use of photos and graphics.

Claims from an anonymous source – working with American Muckrakers to oust U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert – that they were threatened at a Glenwood Springs health ...

“The incident is considered closed.” Alongside David Wheeler, who heads American Muckrakers, the source reported to Glenwood Springs police on June 20 that they were threatened by a man who approached them, asked about politics and indicated that he knew where the source lived. The congresswoman also threatened to sue Wheeler over his work.

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) defended her seat during the primary elections on Tuesday, fending off her more centrist challenger state Sen.

Boebert’s opponent in November is still unknown as the Democratic primary was yet to be called by Wednesday morning. Boebert is poised to win reelection as the newly drawn district leans to the right. Boebert also faced a heavy challenge from state Democrats, as several switched party affiliations ahead of the primary to support her challenger.

Sheriff Mike Ezell has defeated six-term U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo in a Republican primary runoff in south Mississippi.

Two state lawmakers, Republican Mike Flood and Democrat Patty Pansing Brooks, are running in a special election to succeed Fortenberry, who served nine terms in the Republican-heavy district that includes Lincoln and dozens of smaller, rural communities. Republican Esther Joy King, who came close to defeating Bustos in 2020, is again running for the GOP nomination and has a large fundraising lead over her primary rivals. Davis was a co-chair of Trump’s 2020 Illinois campaign but voted to certify the 2020 presidential election results. On Saturday night, she made the “white life” comment as Trump stood behind her at a rally in Mendon, drawing cheers from the crowd. Guest topped former Navy fighter pilot Michael Cassidy, while Ezell, the sheriff of a coastal county, defeated Palazzo. Obama challenged Rush in a 2000 U.S. House primary and lost. The congressional runoffs are rare. Also Tuesday, in Colorado’s deeply conservative El Paso County, eight-term Republican Rep. Doug Lamborn faces a challenge from the right from state Rep. Dave Williams for his 5th Congressional District seat. Coram had argued that the incumbent’s fealty to Trump has meant neglect of her sprawling territory’s all-important agriculture issues as she seeks social and conservative media celebrity. She quoted Adolf Hitler shortly after winning her seat, saying during a rally that “Hitler was right on one thing. He said, ‘Whoever has the youth has the future.’” She later apologized after Democrats in Illinois called for her resignation. The bill eventually became law.

Puebloan Sol Sandoval was defeated in the Democratic primary. She won counties in Southern Colorado, while Frisch dominated in the Western Slope.

"We didn't get the result we hoped for, but I am SO DAMN PROUD to have run for Congress," Walker tweeted Wednesday morning before the AP call was made. Alex Walker, the third candidate in the race, received 15.7% of votes around the district and did not win any county. Sandoval won Pueblo County, much of Southern Colorado and the San Luis Valley, while Frisch predominated in most of the Western Slope.

"There is no difference between this and the Taliban," the GOP congressman said, reacting to Boebert's remarks on the separation of church and state.

Pew Research Center data shows that about 70 percent of the U.S. population identifies as Christian, although that category is broken down into various denominations with differing beliefs. Jefferson, one of the Founding Fathers, authored the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The Taliban, an Afghan militant group, forcefully impose an extremist interpretation of Islam on their nation's population. To protect against this, the First Amendment states that " Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." Kinzinger, an anti-Trump Republican, slammed Boebert's opposition to the principle of keeping religion separate from the government. Boebert, a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump, recently took issue with the constitutional separation of church and state.

The Colorado official claimed during a church service Sunday that separating church and state isn't in the Constitution, a misleading statement that ...

"I'm tired of this separation of church and state junk. That wall must be kept high and impregnable." Boebert's claim that separation of church and state is not written in the U.S. Constitution overlooks judicial interpretations of the First Amendment, which states that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." The "stinking letter" Boebert alludes to is Founding Father Thomas Jefferson's correspondence with the Danbury Baptist Association in 1802. Board of Education, which stated, "In the words of Jefferson, the clause against establishment of religion by law was intended to erect 'a wall of separation between Church and State.' [...] The First Amendment has erected a wall between church and state. Legal scholars, government officials and the Supreme Court have upheld this clause as establishing what people refer to as the "separation of church and state."