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(RNS) A new political advertisement calls on Republican Christian voters to turn against Donald Trump this November, arguing the president’s rhetoric and actions are out of step with their faith. The ad, released on Tuesday (July 14), features several self-identified Republicans discussing Trump and his presidency as a piano softly plays the hymn “Amazing Grace” in the … [Read more...] about New Ad Uses Bible, ‘Amazing Grace,’ Jesus to Call Republican Christians to Vote Against Trump

(New York Post) Must’ve been his “Late Registration.” Rap superstar Kanye West has already bowed out of his late-entry bid for the presidency, according to a report. The billionaire rap icon, who announced his entry into the presidential arena in a July 4 tweet, told election strategist Steve Kramer that he was out of the race, New York Magazine … [Read more...] about Kanye West Reportedly Bows Out of 2020 Presidential Race

(SPIN) Kanye West may want to be president, but he has a long way to go if it’s actually going to happen (for a number of reasons). In the first piece of polling data to take into account the rapper/mogul’s candidacy, West is polling at a not-so-good 2%. Redfield & Wilton Strategies polled 2,000 registered voters in the U.S. and let’s just say … [Read more...] about Kanye West at 2% in First National Poll Since Announcing Presidential Run

(Fox News) A self-proclaimed White supremacist who tortured and killed an Arkansas family – including an 8-year-old girl – was executed Tuesday morning in Indiana. Daniel Lewis Lee, 47, was injected with a lethal dose of pentobarbital at 8:07 a.m., just hours after the Supreme Court greenlit the first federal execution to take place since 2003. … [Read more...] about White Supremacist Who Killed 8-Year-Old Girl and Her Parents Is First Federal Execution Since ‘03

(ChurchLeaders) Following a Supreme Court decision about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, a group of influential evangelical leaders is urging President Trump to keep the program in place until Congress can pass a permanent solution. The Evangelical Immigration Table (EIT) wrote in a July 8 letter that so-called Dreamers deserve a pathway to … [Read more...] about Evangelicals to Trump: Please Protect the Dreamers