{"id":14076,"date":"2020-07-28T13:25:34","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T17:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/?p=14076"},"modified":"2020-07-28T13:25:34","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T17:25:34","slug":"roger-stone-says-hes-found-jesus-embracing-religion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2020\/07\/roger-stone-says-hes-found-jesus-embracing-religion","title":{"rendered":"Roger Stone Says He\u2019s Found Jesus, Embracing Religion"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_14085\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14085\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/140\/2020\/07\/RogerStone-e1595956543838.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14085\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/140\/2020\/07\/RogerStone-e1595956543838.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14085\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Circus on SHOWTIME\/WikiCommons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During a recent interview on \u201cThe Pod\u2019s Honest Truth With David Brody,\u201d Roger Stone shared that he has found Jesus and accepted him in his life, <em>Just the News<\/em> reports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter how grievous your sins may be, they can be washed away if you will simply accept Jesus Christ as your Savior,\u201d the longtime Republican operative and associate said on the <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/roger-stone-i-was-wrongfully-accused-crimes-i-didnt\/id1495268229?i=1000485117820\">podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Stone is currently facing jail time after receiving seven felony counts, including lying to authorities, obstructing a congressional investigation, and witness intimidation.<\/p>\n<p>According to Just the News, about one month before his sentencing date, Stone attended a Franklin Graham rally in Boca Raton and embraced religion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was having a very hard time dealing with it,\u201d Stone said. \u201cAll of the emotions involved of uncertainty, anger, a need to defend yourself, and so on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan I tell you that I will never sin again, no of course not. I\u2019m a mortal. I am a human. 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