A Southern Baptist leader on Thursday urged parents to watch the presidential debate with their children, calling the event “a great civics lesson” and an opportunity for families to get together and think about the issues that President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump would discuss.
“Talk about who is on the stage, talk about why this matters, and talk about the issues that are most important to you as you listen to what these candidates are going to say,” said the Rev. Albert Mohler Jr., president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, on his podcast, “The Briefing.”
Mohler’s recommendation stood in contrast to articles written four and eight years ago, when some Americans were saying they wouldn’t let their children near the TV during a presidential debate. One article prior to Trump’s 2016 debate with Hillary Clinton catalogued tweets from parents saying things like, “Please have your children leave the room tonight when you watch the debate. No kid should have to see this.”
In short: If the Motion Picture Association of America rated the debate in advance, what would the rating be?
Read more from Jennifer Graham about how last night’s debate between Trump and Biden played out.
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