"He's still surviving even though all these people are coming after him, and I don't know how else to explain that other than divine intervention.". . For some of Mr. Trump's supporters, the political attacks and legal peril he faces are nothing short of biblical. ...
Trump's ability to turn his supporters'passion into piety is crucial to understanding how he remains the undisputed Republican leader despite guiding his party to repeated political failures and while facing dozens of felony charges in four criminal cases. ...
topTrump's ability to turn his supporters'passion into piety is crucial to understanding how he remains the undisputed Republican leader despite guiding his party to repeated political failures and while facing dozens of felony charges in four criminal cases.
top"He's still surviving even though all these people are coming after him, and I don't know how else to explain that other than divine intervention.". . For some of Mr. Trump's supporters, the political attacks and legal peril he faces are nothing short of biblical.
topHis insistence on absolute devotion and fealty can be seen at every level of the party, from Congress to the Republican National Committee to rank-and-file voters.. . Mr. Trump's ability to turn his supporters'passion into piety is crucial to understanding how he remains the undisputed Republican leader despite guiding his party...
top... Congress to the Republican National Committee to rank-and-file voters.. . Mr. Trump's ability to turn his supporters'passion into piety is crucial to understanding how he remains the undisputed Republican leader despite guiding his party to repeated political failures and while facing dozens of felony charges in four criminal cases
topHis insistence on absolute devotion and fealty can be seen at every level of the party, from Congress to the Republican National Committee to rank-and-file voters.. . Mr. Trump's ability to turn his supporters'passion into piety is crucial to understanding how he remains the undisputed Republican leader despite guiding his party to repeated political...
topTrump's solid and devoted core of voters has formed one of the most durable forces in American politics, giving him a clear advantage over President Biden when it comes to inspiring supporters.
topTrump's solid and devoted core of voters has formed one of the most durable forces in American politics, giving him a clear advantage over President Biden when it comes to inspiring supporters.
top... supporters'passion into piety is crucial to understanding how he remains the undisputed Republican leader despite guiding his party to repeated political failures and while facing dozens of felony charges in four criminal cases.
topHis insistence on absolute devotion and fealty can be seen at every level of the party, from Congress to the Republican National Committee to rank-and-file voters.. . Mr. Trump's ability to turn his supporters'passion into piety is crucial to understanding how he remains the undisputed Republican...
top... surviving even though all these people are coming after him, and I don't know how else to explain that other than divine intervention.". . For some of Mr. Trump's supporters, the political attacks and legal peril he faces are nothing short of biblical.
topTrump's solid and devoted core of voters has formed one of the most durable forces in American politics, giving him a clear advantage over President Biden when it comes to inspiring supporters
topHe is also the latest in a long line of Republican presidents and presidential candidates who have prioritized evangelical voters. But many conservative Christian voters believe Mr
topTrump becoming the Republican nominee, and 32 percent are satisfied but not enthusiastic with that outcome, according to a recent New York Times/Siena College poll.
top. Forty-eight percent of Republican primary voters are enthusiastic about Mr. Trump becoming the Republican nominee, and 32 percent are satisfied but not enthusiastic with that outcome, according to a recent New York Times/Siena College...
topHe is also the latest in a long line of Republican presidents and presidential candidates who have prioritized evangelical voters. But many conservative Christian voters believe Mr.
topHe is also the latest in a long line of Republican presidents and presidential candidates who have prioritized evangelical voters. But many conservative Christian voters believe Mr
topRussell Moore, the former president of the Southern Baptist Convention's public-policy arm, said Mr. Trump's rallies had veered into "dangerous territory" with the altar-call closing and opening prayers from preachers describing Mr
topRussell Moore, the former president of the Southern Baptist Convention's public-policy arm, said Mr. Trump's rallies had veered into "dangerous territory" with the altar-call closing and opening prayers from preachers describing Mr
topLast year, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican and a close Trump ally, said both the former president and Jesus had been arrested by "radical, corrupt governments." On Saturday, Mr
topBiden, pointed to an increasingly aggressive online presence from the president's re-election campaign, which has sought to portray Mr. Trump as prone to religious extremism.
topRussell Moore, the former president of the Southern Baptist Convention's public-policy arm, said Mr. Trump's rallies had veered into "dangerous territory" with the altar-call closing and opening prayers from preachers describing Mr
topLast year, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican and a close Trump ally, said both the former president and Jesus had been arrested by "radical, corrupt governments." On Saturday, Mr.
topLast year, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican and a close Trump ally, said both the former president and Jesus had been arrested by "radical, corrupt governments." On Saturday, Mr.
topLast year, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican and a close Trump ally, said both the former president and Jesus had been arrested by "radical, corrupt governments." On Saturday, Mr.
topLast year, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican and a close Trump ally, said both the former president and Jesus had been arrested by "radical, corrupt governments." On Saturday, Mr
topThe intensity of the most committed Trump backers has also factored into the former president's campaign decisions, according to two people familiar with internal deliberations.
topBiden, pointed to an increasingly aggressive online presence from the president's re-election campaign, which has sought to portray Mr. Trump as prone to religious extremism.
topTrump outstripped his predecessors in delivering for them, pointing especially to the conservative majority he installed on the Supreme Court that overturned federal abortion rights.
top... audience is his congregation, and the former president their pastor as he delivers a roughly 15-minute finale that evokes an evangelical altar call, the emotional tradition that concludes some Christian services in which attendees come forward to commit to their savior.
topHe has been married three times, has been repeatedly accused of sexual assault, has been convicted of business fraud and has never showed much interest in church services.
topTrump the nation's first major politician to successfully separate character from policy for religious voters, said John Fea, a history professor at Messiah University, an evangelical school in Pennsylvania.
topTrump outstripped his predecessors in delivering for them, pointing especially to the conservative majority he installed on the Supreme Court that overturned federal abortion rights.
topTrump the nation's first major politician to successfully separate character from policy for religious voters, said John Fea, a history professor at Messiah University, an evangelical school in Pennsylvania
topTrump the nation's first major politician to successfully separate character from policy for religious voters, said John Fea, a history professor at Messiah University, an evangelical school in Pennsylvania.
top... nation's founding documents and the lyrics to Lee Greenwood's song "God Bless the U.S.A.". . But while Mr. Trump is eager to maintain the support of evangelical voters and portray his presidential campaign as a battle for the nation's soul, he has mostly been careful not to speak directly in messianic terms
topTrump the nation's first major politician to successfully separate character from policy for religious voters, said John Fea, a history professor at Messiah University, an evangelical school in Pennsylvania
topTrump the nation's first major politician to successfully separate character from policy for religious voters, said John Fea, a history professor at Messiah University, an evangelical school in Pennsylvania.
topTrump the nation's first major politician to successfully separate character from policy for religious voters, said John Fea, a history professor at Messiah University, an evangelical school in Pennsylvania.
topTrump, and the president's advisers see an opportunity to spook moderate swing voters into supporting Mr. Biden by casting Mr. Trump's movement as a cultlike creation bent on restricting abortion rights and undermining democracy.
topThe Church of Trump: How He's Infusing Christianity Into His Movement. Ending many of his rallies with a churchlike ritual and casting his prosecutions as persecution, the former president is demanding - and receiving - new levels of devotion from Republicans
topHis success at portraying those prosecutions as persecutions - and warning, without merit, that his followers could be targeted next - has fueled enthusiasm for his candidacy and placed him, once again, in a position to capture the White House.
top. 'Does he really care about evangelicals. I don't know.'. Mr. Trump's braiding of politics and religion is hardly a new phenomenon. Christianity has long exerted a strong influence on American government, with most voters identifying as Christians even as the country grows more secular
top"They've crucified him worse than Jesus," said Andriana Howard, 67, who works as a restaurant food runner in Conway, S.C.. . A political weapon and vulnerability. Mr. Trump's solid and devoted core of voters has formed one of the most durable forces in American politics, giving him a clear advantage...
top"They've crucified him worse than Jesus," said Andriana Howard, 67, who works as a restaurant food runner in Conway, S.C.. . A political weapon and vulnerability. Mr. Trump's solid and devoted core of voters has formed one of the most durable forces in American politics, giving him a clear...
top"They've crucified him worse than Jesus," said Andriana Howard, 67, who works as a restaurant food runner in Conway, S.C.. . A political weapon and vulnerability
top"They've crucified him worse than Jesus," said Andriana Howard, 67, who works as a restaurant food runner in Conway, S.C.. . A political weapon and vulnerability. Mr. Trump's solid and devoted core of voters has formed one of the most durable forces in American politics, giving him a clear advantage...
top"They've crucified him worse than Jesus," said Andriana Howard, 67, who works as a restaurant food runner in Conway, S.C.. . A political weapon and vulnerability. Mr. Trump's solid and devoted core of voters has formed one of the most durable forces in American politics, giving him a clear advantage over President Biden...
topOn his social media platform in recent months, Mr. Trump has shared a courtroom-style sketch of himself sitting next to Jesus and a video that repeatedly proclaims, "God gave us Trump" to lead the country.
topTrump has shared a courtroom-style sketch of himself sitting next to Jesus and a video that repeatedly proclaims, "God gave us Trump" to lead the country.
topOn his social media platform in recent months, Mr. Trump has shared a courtroom-style sketch of himself sitting next to Jesus and a video that repeatedly proclaims, "God gave us Trump" to lead the country
topTrump has shared a courtroom-style sketch of himself sitting next to Jesus and a video that repeatedly proclaims, "God gave us Trump" to lead the country.
topLast year, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican and a close Trump ally, said both the former president and Jesus had been arrested by "radical, corrupt governments." On Saturday, Mr.
topTrump has shared a courtroom-style sketch of himself sitting next to Jesus and a video that repeatedly proclaims, "God gave us Trump" to lead the country.
topChristianity has long exerted a strong influence on American government, with most voters identifying as Christians even as the country grows more secular
topChristianity has long exerted a strong influence on American government, with most voters identifying as Christians even as the country grows more secular.
topChristianity has long exerted a strong influence on American government, with most voters identifying as Christians even as the country grows more secular
topTrump has shared a courtroom-style sketch of himself sitting next to Jesus and a video that repeatedly proclaims, "God gave us Trump" to lead the country
topChristianity has long exerted a strong influence on American government, with most voters identifying as Christians even as the country grows more secular.
topChristianity has long exerted a strong influence on American government, with most voters identifying as Christians even as the country grows more secular
topI don't know.'. Mr. Trump's braiding of politics and religion is hardly a new phenomenon. Christianity has long exerted a strong influence on American government, with most voters identifying as Christians even as the country grows more secular
topEven more than in his past campaigns, he is framing his 2024 bid as a fight for Christianity, telling a convention of Christian broadcasters that "just like in the battles of the past, we still need the hand of our Lord."
topA political weapon and vulnerability. Mr. Trump's solid and devoted core of voters has formed one of the most durable forces in American politics, giving him a clear advantage over President Biden when it comes to inspiring supporters
topTrump's braiding of politics and religion is hardly a new phenomenon. Christianity has long exerted a strong influence on American government, with most voters identifying as Christians even as the country grows more secular
top... prosecutions as persecutions - and warning, without merit, that his followers could be targeted next - has fueled enthusiasm for his candidacy and placed him, once again, in a position to capture the White House.. . . 'He's definitely been chosen by God'. Mr. Trump has long defied conventional wisdom as an unlikely but irrefutable evangelical hero
topHis success at portraying those prosecutions as persecutions - and warning, without merit, that his followers could be targeted next - has fueled enthusiasm for his candidacy and placed him, once again, in a position to capture the White House.
topTrump's rallies had veered into "dangerous territory" with the altar-call closing and opening prayers from preachers describing Mr. Trump as heaven-sent.. . "Claiming godlike authority or an endorsement from God for a political candidate means that person cannot be questioned or opposed without also opposing God," Mr
topHis success at portraying those prosecutions as persecutions - and warning, without merit, that his followers could be targeted next - has fueled enthusiasm for his candidacy and placed him, once again, in a position to capture...
topAnd at a rally in South Carolina in February, Greg Rodermond, a pastor at Crossroads Community Church, prayed for God to intervene against Mr. Trump's political opponents, arguing that they were "trying to steal, kill and destroy our America."
top... into "dangerous territory" with the altar-call closing and opening prayers from preachers describing Mr. Trump as heaven-sent.. . "Claiming godlike authority or an endorsement from God for a political candidate means that person cannot be questioned or opposed without also opposing God," Mr
topHis success at portraying those prosecutions as persecutions - and warning, without merit, that his followers could be targeted next - has fueled enthusiasm for his candidacy and placed him, once again, in a position to capture the White House.
topTrump's rallies had veered into "dangerous territory" with the altar-call closing and opening prayers from preachers describing Mr. Trump as heaven-sent.. . "Claiming godlike authority or an endorsement from God for a political candidate means that person cannot be questioned or opposed without also opposing God," Mr
topTrump's rallies had veered into "dangerous territory" with the altar-call closing and opening prayers from preachers describing Mr. Trump as heaven-sent.. . "Claiming godlike authority or an endorsement from God for a political candidate means that person cannot be questioned...
top"He's definitely been chosen by God," said Marie Zere, a commercial real estate broker from Long Island who attended the Conservative Political Action Conference in February outside Washington, D.C.
topInstead, the Trumpian flock is more likely to describe him as a modern version of Old Testament heroes like Cyrus or David, morally flawed figures handpicked by God to lead profound missions aimed at achieving overdue justice...
top... the Trumpian flock is more likely to describe him as a modern version of Old Testament heroes like Cyrus or David, morally flawed figures handpicked by God to lead profound missions aimed at achieving overdue justice or resisting existential evil.. . "He's definitely been chosen by God," said Marie Zere, a commercial real estate broker from Long Island who attended the Conservative Political Action Conference...
topInstead, the Trumpian flock is more likely to describe him as a modern version of Old Testament heroes like Cyrus or David, morally flawed figures handpicked by God to lead profound missions aimed at achieving overdue justice or resisting existential evil.
topBut as the former president tries to establish himself as the one, true Republican leader, religious overtones have pervaded his third presidential campaign.
topBiden, pointed to an increasingly aggressive online presence from the president's re-election campaign, which has sought to portray Mr. Trump as prone to religious extremism.
topBut as the former president tries to establish himself as the one, true Republican leader, religious overtones have pervaded his third presidential campaign.
topGavin Newsom of California, a top Democratic ally of Mr. Biden, pointed to an increasingly aggressive online presence from the president's re-election campaign, which has sought to portray Mr. Trump as prone to religious extremism.
topBut as the former president tries to establish himself as the one, true Republican leader, religious overtones have pervaded his third presidential campaign.
topBut as the former president tries to establish himself as the one, true Republican leader, religious overtones have pervaded his third presidential campaign.
topBut as the former president tries to establish himself as the one, true Republican leader, religious overtones have pervaded his third presidential campaign.
topBiden's support comes from voters deeply opposed to Mr. Trump, and the president's advisers see an opportunity to spook moderate swing voters into supporting Mr. Biden by casting Mr.
topAccording to Gallup, 68 percent of adults said they were Christian in 2022, down from 91 percent in 1948.. . But as the former president tries to establish himself as the one, true Republican leader, religious overtones have pervaded his third presidential campaign.
topAccording to Gallup, 68 percent of adults said they were Christian in 2022, down from 91 percent in 1948.. . But as the former president tries to establish himself as the one, true Republican leader, religious overtones have pervaded his third presidential campaign.
topTrump's audience is his congregation, and the former president their pastor as he delivers a roughly 15-minute finale that evokes an evangelical altar call, the emotional tradition that concludes some Christian services in which attendees come forward to commit to their savior.
topAccording to Gallup, 68 percent of adults said they were Christian in 2022, down from 91 percent in 1948.. . But as the former president tries to establish himself as the one, true Republican leader, religious overtones have pervaded his third presidential campaign
topTrump the nation's first major politician to successfully separate character from policy for religious voters, said John Fea, a history professor at Messiah University, an evangelical school in Pennsylvania.
top. "Trump has split the atom between character and policy," Mr.
top... major politician to successfully separate character from policy for religious voters, said John Fea, a history professor at Messiah University, an evangelical school in Pennsylvania.. . "Trump has split the atom between character and policy," Mr.
topTrump the nation's first major politician to successfully separate character from policy for religious voters, said John Fea, a history professor at Messiah University, an evangelical school in Pennsylvania.. . "Trump has split the atom between character and policy," Mr.
topHe is also the latest in a long line of Republican presidents and presidential candidates who have prioritized evangelical voters. But many conservative Christian voters believe Mr
topTrump the nation's first major politician to successfully separate character from policy for religious voters, said John Fea, a history professor at Messiah University, an evangelical school in Pennsylvania.
topTrump the nation's first major politician to successfully separate character from policy for religious voters, said John Fea, a history professor at Messiah University, an evangelical school in Pennsylvania.. . "Trump has split the atom between character and policy," Mr