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    Faith Leaders Nearly Unanimous In Condemning Assault On Capitol

    President Trump has had the support of evangelical Christians throughout his presidency, but his incitement of the assault on Congress has proved costly.
    by Tom Gjelten Jan 07, 2021 4 minutes
    A yellow banner that reads JESUS SAVES stands out in the pro-Trump mob outside the U.S. Capitol Building on Wednesday.

    As the pro-Trump mob stormed up the steps of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, a big yellow banner stood out among the blue Trump flags carried high by the throng: JESUS SAVES. Nearby was another, with an even stranger message — JESUS 2020 – as if the Lord himself had been a candidate in the disputed election.

    Christian nationalism was one of the underlying themes of the nearly all-White insurrection at the Capitol, which also featured symbols of the Confederacy. For Robert P. Jones, CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute, the event represented an "unholy amalgamation of White supremacy and Christianity."

    The connection was not surprising, given the strong support for President Trump among White evangelicals. Most of the U.S. Senators who of baseless allegations of widespread election fraud.

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