Donald Trump’s campaign has nourished a fusion of hard-right politics and theology to energize evangelical Christians in swing states.
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Ben Carson addresses supporters of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Livonia, Mich. The “Believers for Trump” initiative includes outreach to Black voters, a traditionally Democratic constituency with which Trump has tried to increase his support. The Oct. 5 stop in Michigan included Black speakers such as Ben Carson, a longtime Trump surrogate who was his housing secretary. Carson urged evangelicals not to shy away from what he called “corrupt” earthly politics.
The engagement of faith voters in the 2024 election underscores an unprecedented blending of partisan politics with Christianity at a moment when many churches have seen attendance decline and as issues such as the coronavirus pandemic and liberalizing cultural norms dominate debate within many congregations.
A former New York playboy who was once viewed with deep skepticism by evangelical Christian leaders, Trump is now embraced as a champion of religious liberty by the Christian right. GOP events are filled with Christian iconography and many Trump's supporters say he has been divinely blessed, particularly after he survived an assassination attempt at a July rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. One man at Trump’s October rally in Butler carried a large wooden cross.and selling for $59.
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