Donald Trump

“A new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll sheds light on perceptions of Trump and religion after his widely criticized photo op outside a church.” - Politico

“Calling it a ‘moral and national security imperative,’ President Trump issued an executive order Tuesday providing $50 million to promote religious freedom around the world and to pressure countries that are the worst violators to change their policies.” - Christian Headlines

“Trump lacks the authority to override state decisions regarding closures of businesses and institutions since the Constitution delegates police powers to the states.” - NR

PRRI “released a new survey Thursday of 1,008 Americans conducted from April 21 to April 26. The survey found that since March, the percentage of white Christians in presidential battleground states who say they hold a mostly or very favorable view of the president has dropped from 75% to 48%.” - CPost

At the recent National Prayer Breakfast, “Arthur Brooks, a Harvard professor and president of a conservative think tank, had decried a ‘crisis of contempt and polarization’ and urged his listeners to ‘love your enemies.’” In response, President Trump remarked, “I don’t know if I agree with you” - Michael Brown

“Politics and theology both exist on broad continuums. By virtue of Mark Galli’s editorial and CT president Tim Dalrymple’s follow-up, we’ve situated ourselves on these continuums in a kind of extreme middle—in censorial critique of the president and yet open to conversation as well as critique.” - Daniel Harrell

“In observance of National Religious Freedom Day, President Donald Trump hosted a gathering today (Jan. 16) of students from different religions to affirm the right of students to pray in school.” - BPNews

Wayne Grudem: “I prefer freedom. I agree with our Declaration of Independence that liberty is an ‘unalienable right’ that has been bestowed on us by our Creator. I’ll vote again for Trump.” - Townhall

“Rep. Barry Loudermilk ended up trending on social media after his comments, in which he compared what Trump is going through to that of what Jesus went through, being accused of crimes he did not commit.” - Faithwire

“…it was extremely odd to see a wave of online outrage after Donald Trump signaled Tuesday that he intended to sign an executive order broadening protections against anti-Semitism in America’s federally funded colleges and schools.” - David French