A recent post from U.S. Senate candidate Jared Hudson's campaign led his Republican primary opponent, U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise), to believe his integrity was being questioned, a claim Hudson's campaign vehemently denies.
The post in question was on the Jared Hudson for Alabama Facebook page, with one line that reads, "Alabama wants a Senator who lives out a Christian conservative life, not someone who just talks about it in front of the cameras."
The post first drew the ire of Moore's wife, Heather, who responded on social media herself.
"My soul is just sick," Heather Moore wrote. "Never has an opponent in any race stooped this low. Democrat or Republican. Questioning someone's faith crosses a line. He is bearing false witness against a man of God. He does not get to judge another man's faith. Barry loves the Lord and walks his faith every single day. I pray Jared Hudson rethinks this horrible decision. It's just so unbelievably awful."
Moore, initially reluctant to respond, later released the following statement:
"My faith is the foundation for everything I do. It guides how I serve, how I lead, and how I treat others each and every day," Moore said. "Heather and I felt a call from the Lord to get into this race, we knew there'd be attacks, but our faith guides us in our decisions and allows us to focus on the signal, not the noise. I'm not perfect, but I believe in striving to be more Christ-like in both my life and my work, and doing my best to reflect those values in how I serve the people of Alabama."
However, the statement, as interpreted by the Moores, was inaccurate, according to Hudson, who expressed disbelief at the interpretation.
"I can tell you this. If I wanted to say something about Barry Moore, I would either say his name, 'Barry Moore,' and I would say what I was going to say, or I would call him directly, which is most likely what I would do," Hudson told 1819 News.
He continued. "If I was worried about Barry's faith, I ain't worried about politics. I'm worried about what's eternal, and I'm going to be calling him and sharing the gospel of Christ every single step of the way. I mean, that really is my heart."
Hudson said that his words were a full representation of who he believes himself to be, not a slight against his runoff opponent.
"That's just been basically my stump speech for the entire campaign for the last year: Alabama wants somebody who is real, who is genuine, and I'm that man, "Hudson said. "It's talking about me."
The last thing Hudson said to 1819 News was that he planned on contacting Moore directly.
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