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It happened last night,<\/strong><\/a> after Moore challenged him in a tweet: \u201cIf you want to mock our Christian values, come down here to Alabama and do it man to man.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kimmel responded in his monologue:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t fit your stereotype, but I happen to be a Christian too. I made my first holy communion, I was confirmed, I pray, I support my church, one of my closest friends is a priest, I baptized my children. Christian is actually my middle name. I know that\u2019s shocking, but it\u2019s true. So if you\u2019re open to, when we sit down, I will share with you what I learned at my church. At my church, forcing yourself on underaged girls is a no-no. Some even consider it to be a sin.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Check out the video above.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It happened last night, after Moore challenged him in a tweet: \u201cIf you want to mock our Christian values, come down here to Alabama and do it man to man.\u201d Kimmel responded in his monologue: \u201cIt doesn\u2019t fit your stereotype, but I happen to be a Christian too. 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