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At the “Million Muslim Votes” summit hosted by Emerge Action on July 2oth, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said he wished more American schoolchildren were taught about Islam. The comment, “I wish we taught more in our schools about the Islamic faith”, set social media ablaze. Social media users were angry after the snippet of…

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The Trump administration has been put under fire by faith leaders this last week after the federal government decided to begin executing federal prisoners. This choice ends a nearly two-decade-long moratorium on the federal death penalty. This comes after the U.S. Department of Justice carried out its second execution on July 16th, killing 68-year-old Wesley…

While President Donald Trump is still the most popular candidate among White evangelicals, Joe Biden’s faith may help him win over some religious conservatives. What may help Joe Biden stand out to some religious voters is that he makes faith a central part of his persona. He literally wears his faith on his sleeve. Biden…

A group of Republicans is urging Christians and Republicans to not re-elect Trump in the 2020 presidential election. According to the Pew Research Center survey in July, White evangelical approval of Trump has slipped, but 8 in 10 say they would still vote for him. The recent release ad, entitled “Trump is Using Us,” features…

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Trump administration ruling that allows for employers with religious or moral objections to opt-out of the contraceptive coverage mandate that is included in the Affordable Care Act. According to government estimates, the religious exemption would lead to possibly as many 125,000 women losing their coverage. Justice Clarence…

In a pair of speeches made over Independence Day weekend, the president pledged to defend America’s history and ideals and warned against those who seek to wipe out the “very blessing our ancestors fought so hard for.” “Our nation is witnessing a merciless campaign to wipe out our history, defame our heroes, erase our values,…

Mississippi lawmakers recently voted to remove the Confederate battle emblem from their state flag. The state’s Republican governor signed the decision into law, solidifying another response to ongoing racial reckoning and calls for change. Now the debate continues as some question what the emblem will be replaced with. A commission called to redesign the flag…

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Earlier this year, Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York spoke up about her personal faith in a hearing, citing that Jesus Christ would be maligned in our current Congress. She believes some members are using religious freedom as a way to defend “bigotry and discrimination”. The hearing on LGBTQ rights was organized to “examine the…

Last week, Mississippi lawmakers voted to remove the Confederate battle emblem from their state flag more than a century after the South lost the Civil War. Mississippi is the last state flag to have made changes due to harmful, racist symbols. Mississippi, with a population that is 38 percent Black, felt mounting pressure to change…

Last week, President Donald Trump vowed to put an end to the vandalization of monuments honoring people of the Confederacy, citing that statues of Jesus Christ and others would be next. “I think many of the people that are knocking down these statues don’t have any idea what the statue is, what it means, who…
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