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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…

When Trump was asked what it would mean if Joe Biden was elected as the next president, he issued a warning to America about our religious liberty. In a recent interview, CBN News Political analyst David Brody discussed several issues with president, including his support of evangelicals, claims he was chosen by God for the…

In an interview this week on “The Patriot and The Preacher”, Trump spiritual adviser Paula White said that she, along with other evangelicals who see Trump regularly, has encouraged him to not speak about his faith in Christ openly. The recommendation came when Trump first started running for president in 2015. The media tried to…

In a recent interview with CBN, President Trump was asked if he believes God appointed him for the presidency, a claim that some evangelicals and political figures have made since the 2016 election. CBN News Political analyst David Brody covered several topics with the president, including his support of evangelicals and claims by some that…

In a series of tweets, activist Shaun King said all images depicting Jesus as a “white European” should be torn down because they are a form of “white supremacy.” These comments come as monuments and statues paying tribute to the Confederacy have become a source of debate and contention in the wake of George Floyd’s…

A new book titled “The Spiritual Danger of Trump: 30 Evangelical Christians on Justice, Truth, and Moral Integrity” asks evangelicals to rethink their support for President Donald Trump in 2020. The book also warns the president is damaging the broader culture’s perception of evangelical Christianity. “Our plea is to white evangelicals to please take another…

Dan Cathy, conservative billionaire and CEO of Chick-fil-A,  called on white Christians to take advantage of the “special moment” in American history now, urging them to repent of racism and fight for their black brothers in sisters, the Christian Post reports. His statement comes in the wake of ongoing protests over the police killings of Rayshard…

In a new editorial, Christian Today’s president and CEO Timothy Dalrymple called on churches to “lead the way in biblical restitution” for racial sin, asserting “repentance is not enough.” Though the nation may not be ready for reparations on racism issues, Dalrymple asserts that racial injustice “demands a response” from the church, both personally and…

About a quarter of Americans say they see Trump as a “man of faith,” according to a new Politico-Morning Consult poll. Fifty-five percent of respondents said they somewhat or strongly disagree that the president is a “man of faith.” The Politico-Morning Consult poll surveyed nearly 2,000 registered voters and also found: About a third of…

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