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Word of Faith Fellowship in western North Carolina has faced scrutiny from prosecutors and anti-cult activists. Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor, is holding a fundraiser with church leaders.

Robinson to hold fundraiser with NC church previously investigated for slavery, child abuse

<p>BETTER CHANCE FOR RAIN LATER THIS WEEK. NORTH CAROLINA'S LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IS BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT FOR HIS CHOICE OF WORDS AHEAD OF A CAMPAIGN FUND RAISING EVENT. &gt;&gt; THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. I'M DEBRA MORGAN AND I'M DAN HAGGERTY. MAYBE SOME OF YOU SAW THE HEADLINES OVER THE WEEKEND FROM PLACES LIKE NEWSWEEK NEWS NATION AND THE HUFFINGTON POST WRITING THAT ROBINSON SAID, QUOTE, SOME FOLKS NEED KILLING WRAL'S AND SHE CAPITAL TEAM IS THIS QUOTE INTO CONTEXT, THOUGH, FOR YOU AND ASKING THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND SOUTH WHAT HE MEANT. WRAL'S CAPITOL BUREAU CHIEF LAURA LESLIE IS LIVE OUTSIDE ROBINSON'S OFFICE SENT. LAURA, THIS IS NOT JUST THIS QUOTE IN QUESTION, BUT ALSO THIS FUNDRAISER THAT'S COMING UP. &gt;&gt; ABSOLUTELY DEAD. WRAL HAS LEARNED THAT LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR MARK ROBINSON WILL ATTEND A FUNDRAISER TOMORROW NIGHT. THAT'S HOSTED BY LEADERS OF A CHURCH THAT'S AT THE CENTER OF YEARS OF ALLEGATION OF ABUSE BY FORMER MEMBERS. THE CHURCH IS THE WORD OF FAITH FELLOWSHIP AND ROBINSON'S CAMPAIGN ISN'T ANSWERING OUR QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW IT WAS CHOSEN. &gt;&gt; ROBINSON IS NO STRANGER TO MEDIA FIRESTORMS IN THE PAST FEW DAYS HE'S MADE NATIONAL HEADLINES FOR SAYING THAT SOME PEOPLE NEED KILLING DURING A SERMON AT A BLADEN COUNTY CHURCH. JUNE 30TH. I MEAN, IF YOU WANT TO SOME FOLKS THINK ELLEN. IT'S TIME FOR SOMEBODY TO SAY IT. IT'S NOT A MATTER OF VENGEANCE. IT'S NOT A MATTER WILL BE A MAIN SPITEFUL. IT'S A MATTER OF NECESSITY. YEAH. WITH PEOPLE DOING WITH IT THINGS TORTURE AND MURDER IN THE RIGHT TO IT. THE LATEST ISSUE IS ALSO RELATED TO A CHURCH. WRAL HAS LEARNED ROBINSON WILL ATTEND A POLITICAL FUNDRAISER TOMORROW HOSTED BY SEVERAL LEADERS OF THE WORD OF FAITH FELLOWSHIP. &gt;&gt; THE SPEND ALED CHURCH HAS BEEN AT THE CENTER OF ALLEGATIONS OF CHILD ABUSE AND CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS FOR YEARS. SOME FORMER MEMBERS HAVE CALLED IT A CALLED THE CHURCH LEADERS HAVE DENIED ANY WRONGDOING. I ASKED ROBINSON'S CAMPAIGN SPOKESMAN MIKE LONERGAN FOR A COMMENT. WHY CHOOSE THIS CHURCH FOR AN EVENT? I ASKED AN EMAIL. WE ALSO ASKED A WORD OF FAITH CHURCH LEADER FOR AN INTERVIEW. NEITHER LONERGAN NOR THE CHURCH LEADER ANSWERED OUR QUESTIONS. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT MARK ROBINSON DOES NOT KNOW THE KIND OF STEPPING INTO THIS AT LEAST APPEARS TO BE AN INTENTIONAL CHOICE. &gt;&gt; NOT AN ACCIDENTAL APPEARANCE. WESTERN CAROLINA POLITICAL SCIENTIST CHRIS COOPER SAYS ROBINSON'S FREQUENT APPEARANCES AND RELIGIOUS SETTINGS PLAYED TO HIS MOST CONSERVATIVE SUPPORTERS. &gt;&gt; MEREDITH COLLEGE POLITICAL SCIENTIST DAVID MCLENNAN AGREES. THIS IS START A DISCUSSION OF CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM. HE IS BLENDING THE POLITICAL AND &gt;&gt; RELIGIOUS AND WAYS THAT. WE'VE GOT RELIGIOUS CANDIDATES IN THE PAST. BUT THEY HAVE DRAWN THAT LINE PROMISE. THERE'S NO EYE. SO HE IS A CITIZEN. MINISTER. MANY WAYS A POLITICAL MINISTER. &gt;&gt; I DID ASK ROBINSON'S CAMPAIGN TO EXPLAIN WHO HE WAS TALKING ABOUT WHEN YOU SAID SOME FOLKS IN KILLING AS FOLKS BUT HIS SPOKESMAN MIKE LONERGAN RESPONDED TO ME. HE'S SPEAKING ABOUT THE ENEMIES OF THE U.S. AND THE ALLIED POWERS DURING WORLD WAR. 2, THE NAZIS AND THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY AND NAVY ROBINSON HAD MENTIONED THE NAZIS IN WORLD WAR 2 SHORTLY BEFORE HE MADE THAT CONTROVERSIAL COMMENT. BUT AT THE MOMENT AND AT THAT PARTICULAR MOMENT, HE SEEMED TO BE SPEAKING IN PRESENT TENSE. WELL, LESLIE, WRAL, NEWS LIVE</p>

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