‘Trump is inconsistent with Christian principles’: why the Democratic party is seeing a rise of white clergy candidates
by David Smith in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#71G7T)
From Texas and Iowa to Arkansas, faith leaders are wading into politics to counter the rise of Christian nationalism
He grew up on a farm in Indiana, the son of a factory worker and eldest of five children. He studied at Liberty, a Christian university founded by the conservative pastor and televangelist Jerry Falwell, and recalls wearing a T-shirt expressing opposition to Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.
Two decades later, Justin Douglas is running for the US Congress - as a Democrat.
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