Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is a "lifelong" Methodist Christian who has learned the art of hiding her personal beliefs, according to a magazine.

In an article published last week, Michael O'Loughlin of America Magazine describes how Hillary Clinton huddled with her husband, running mate Sen. Tim Kaine, and the latter's wife Anne around a television monitor as Rev. Bill Shillady said the final benediction before the Democratic National Convention. Loughlin highlights the incident as one of the rare moments in which the Democratic presidential candidate is seen practicing her Christian faith.

(Reuters/Lucas Jackson) U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton delivers remarks at a gathering of law enforcement leaders at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, U.S.A., August 18, 2016.

In January, Clinton was asked by an Iowa voter about her belief, and she replied by saying she is a person of faith, a Christian, and a Methodist. In her memoir and her speeches, the Democrat recounts how her father prays every night and how her mother participates in church ministries.

The Democratic presidential candidate had previously expressed disappointment in those who use Christianity to condemn and judge other people. While a lot of people question her religious sincerity, she insisted that she takes her faith very seriously.

Still, Clinton's views on abortion clashes with Christianity and the teachings of the United Methodist Church (UMC), according to Life News. While her husband has often asserted that abortion should be "safe, legal and rare," she no longer uses the word "rare" in describing her position on the issue.

In addition, Clinton wants to repeal the Hyde Amendment to force taxpayers to fund abortions despite a lot of Democrats disagreeing on this. Plus, she said that an unborn child has no Constitutional rights, and even spoke in defense of the partial-birth abortion procedure.

Last year, Clinton implied in a speech that Christians should change their religious beliefs so that they could support abortion.

"Far too many women are still denied critical access to reproductive health care and safe childbirth," Clinton said, using the euphemism for abortion," said Clinton in the speech. "... And deep-seated cultural codes, religious beliefs and structural biases have to be changed."

The Federalist senior contributor Nicole Russell shares Life News' views on the America Magazine's portrayal of Hillary Clinton's faith. For him, claiming to be a Christian is incongruent with condoning abortion because of the inconvenience that a baby presents to a mother.