Bill Eigel on Principles & Values

	Bill Eigel on Principles & Values

The government should NEVER be able to close churches

Q: RELIGIOUS LIBERTYUnder what circumstances can government close churches?

A: None whatsoever. The government should NEVER be able to close churches. I always opposed the COVID lockdowns. I am adamantly opposed to mask/vaccine mandates. Our rights come from God, not the government.

Q: Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

A: Strongly Disagree.

Source: AFA iVoterGuide on 2024 Missouri Gubernatorial race , Aug 8, 2024

People hate politicians because government is out of control

Jay Ashcroft and Bill Eigel both alluded to Mike Kehoe's support for boosting either sales taxes or gas taxes to fund the state's transportation infrastructure.

Eigel said "to have somebody stand up on this stage today, who has backed the largest tax increases in Missouri history, tried to present themselves as a tax cutter--that's why people hate politicians, folks."

Eigel dinged both Ashcroft and Kehoe, saying, "Don't be afraid of the message that we can't take our state back because I don't have enough lobbyist money or I don't have the right last name from my dad. I got involved with politics when I realized that our government is out of control. And there's a reckoning needed all over this country," Eigel said. "And I got into this, just like millions of Missourians are getting into this political discussion right now, because of everything that is wrong in our government, everything that they're hearing from politicians and all the broken promises that they're tired of seeing."

Source: St. Louis Public Radio on 2024 Missouri Gubernatorial race , Feb 18, 2024

Prosecution of Trump is atrocious abuse of power

As the left continues to weaponize the US Justice System against its political rivals, Eigel and the people of Missouri say enough is enough. For the first time in history a former President is under threat of arrest and indictment at the hands of an over-zealous, politcally-motivated New York City District Attorney. Republicans across the country stand against this atrocious abuse of power and the dangerous precedent the Left is willing to set with this threat. Source: 2024 Missouri Gubernatorial campaign website BillEigel.com , May 24, 2023

I believe that God has a plan for each and every one of us

I am a big believer that God has a plan for each and every one of us. Oftentimes, it is challenging to understand how that Divine Plan is unfolding here on an imperfect Earth. Especially this year, as folks have dealt with significant cultural and economic challenges, understanding the specific paths His plan is taking for each of us is even more difficult to decipher. Source: 2024 Missouri Gubernatorial campaign website BillEigel.com , May 24, 2023

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