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Harvest Prude @harvestprude.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
"They have followed the law, but the law has abandoned them." from my latest, for @christianitytoday.com (gift link) www.christianitytoday.com/2026/06/scot...
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‘The Saddest Day’: Supreme Court Allows Deportation of Thousands Who Had Legal Status - Christianity Today
Christians mourn a ruling ending protections for a third of a million migrants now vulnerable to removal and loss of work permits.
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Harvest Prude @harvestprude.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
"You always wonder, was it entirely genuine? You always have that problem in democracy, like, is it just pandering to a certain base of voters? You’ll never really know." My piece from Rededicate 250, Sunday's Trump-backed faith event on the National Mall. www.christianitytoday.com/2026/05/rede...
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A Star-Spangled Search for Revival - Christianity Today
They chanted “Revival!” But Christians gathered on the National Mall for a Trump-backed faith event disagreed whether they were living in a spiritual awakening or still praying for one.
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Harvest Prude @harvestprude.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
“You know, we don’t grow a lot of cacao beans in America...it's been a lot to deal with for everyone." For my latest, I spoke with Christian business owners about how they've navigated a year of Trump's tariffs. Gift link below.👇 www.christianitytoday.com/2026/05/trum...
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Trusting God Through a Year of Trump’s Tariffs - Christianity Today
Short on lobbying power, Christian small business owners rely on faith to endure rising prices and supply chain threats.
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Harvest Prude @harvestprude.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Informative piece by @haleluyahadero.bsky.social on how Black churches are responding to SCOTUS' VRA decision this week. www.christianitytoday.com/2026/04/blac...
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Black Churches Urge Congregants to Mobilize After Supreme Court Ruling - Christianity Today
Denominational leaders say the latest weakening of protections for minority voters is discouraging but not cause for despair.
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 27/04/2026
An interesting thing here: Trump has cast the alleged WHCD shooting suspect as "anti-Christian," but he thanked his church in his alleged manifesto and made a theological argument in defense of violence. Unclear what his church is, but his family is tied to an evangelical* (<- see footnote) church.
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Emily Belz @emilybelz.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
in 2022 😵‍💫 after the attempted attacks on Nancy Pelosi and Brett Kavanaugh I wrote about the confusion of American Christians on political violence (and in 2022 we reported on Reformed Christians specifically, whom the WHCD shooter appears to be) www.christianitytoday.com/2022/11/prot...
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Some American Protestants Aren’t Letting Go of Revolution - Christianity Today
As partisan fighting turns into physical attacks against public figures, evangelicals lack consensus on when political violence is justified.
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Harvest Prude @harvestprude.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
My report on the weekend attack outside the White House correspondents’ dinner, from a 31-year-old man who evidentially identified as Christian. www.christianitytoday.com/2026/04/wash...
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Washington Attack Suspect Sought to Justify Himself to Christians - Christianity Today
In writings, Cole Tomas Allen thanked his church and argued that his attempt to assassinate Trump administration officials was compatible with his faith.
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Emily Belz @emilybelz.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Trump admin focusing on the persecution of Christians in Nigeria .... but also no longer accepting persecuted Christian refugees. from @harvestprude.bsky.social - www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/refu...
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Trump’s Refugee Policy ‘Is Slamming the Door on Persecuted Christians’ - Christianity Today
Faith organizations hope the Trump administration will reverse course after the announcement of a historically low refugee ceiling.
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Harvest Prude @harvestprude.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
a remarkably thoughtful piece by my colleague @danielsilliman.bsky.social on the spirituality of (yes, really, folks!) gambling www.christianitytoday.com/2025/09/gamb...
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The Secret Prayers of Gamblers - Christianity Today
Locating the spiritual longing hiding in America’s obsession with betting.
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kate shellnutt @kateshellnutt.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Charlie Kirk was shot at an event in Utah, no updates yet on his condition www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
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Live Updates: Charlie Kirk, Right-Wing Influencer, Shot in Utah
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kate shellnutt @kateshellnutt.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
After noticing a significant decline in Hispanic attendance, two Catholic dioceses say those who fear ICE raids are dispensed from the obligation of weekly Mass www.axios.com/2025/07/09/c...
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2 Catholic dioceses say immigrants can skip Sunday Mass over ICE raid fears
Dispensations from attending Mass for large populations are rare
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Haley Byrd Wilt @byrdinator.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
I talked to Republican lawmakers about deaths since USAID’s withdrawal from the world. Most brushed off the reports, and some insisted that people couldn’t be dying as a result. “I don’t believe that. No.” Read more: www.notus.org/foreign-poli...
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Emily Belz @emilybelz.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
somebody responding to this article said, "so you want ICE to set up a visitation program and man it?" Anyone in US custody has a right under US law to practice their religion. ie, religious exercise is protected even if you're in prison www.christianitytoday.com/2025/07/ice-...
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At a Basement ICE Detention Facility, Clergy Face Barriers to Visit Congregants - Christianity Today
With informal sites in LA holding a recent uptick in immigration arrestees, pastors and family struggle to get in to visit.
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Emily Belz @emilybelz.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
"The pope said the work of journalism was essential to implementing that culture of prevention, as he praised Ugaz and other Peruvian journalists for their reporting on abuse scandals inside the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae” www.cnn.com/2025/06/21/e...
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Pope Leo praises work of journalists in first public comments on clerical abuse scandal | CNN
Pope Leo XIV says has said the Catholic Church must establish a culture that refuses to tolerate abuse in “any form,” as he thanked a Peruvian journalist for reporting on allegations of abuse inside a...
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Daniel Silliman @danielsilliman.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Former employees say worship-protest leader Sean Feucht overstated attendance at events, diverted donations, and failed to properly disclose spending, in addition to underpaying people who worked for him www.christianitytoday.com/2025/06/sean...
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Sean Feucht Accused of Mismanaging Millions in Ministry Revenue - Christianity Today
On a new whistleblower site, former employees call for the evangelist to be “removed from positions of leadership and financial stewardship.”
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Harvest Prude @harvestprude.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Christian groups are rallying around the goal of expanding the child tax credit, telling lawmakers that, "ending child hunger and poverty is a goal that transcends party lines.” www.christianitytoday.com/2025/05/chil...
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Christians Call for a Pro-Family Tax Code - Christianity Today
Evangelical groups want Republicans to include more for families in Trump's tax cuts.
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Andy Olsen @andyrolsen.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
In February, when the administration first announced its agreement to deport migrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador, a couple of colleagues asked me if the US was about to engage in state-sponsored trafficking. I had no idea. So I asked around. My report for CT: tinyurl.com/mr3emb73
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Does Imprisoning Migrants in El Salvador Amount to Trafficking? - Christianity Today
Christian legal experts debate whether Trump’s deportations to a foreign prison cross the line into exploitation.
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isabel ong @isabelong.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Pope Francis was a steadfast, loyal, and true friend. A beautiful obituary by my colleague Franco Iacomini on @christianitytoday.com:
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Died: Pope Francis, Friend to Evangelicals - Christianity Today
The Roman Catholic leader “built bridges on the foundation of relationships” with Protestant ministers in Argentina.
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Daniel Silliman @danielsilliman.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
From @harvestprude.bsky.social's reporting for @christianitytoday.com www.christianitytoday.com/2025/04/all-...
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All the President’s Pastors: Who’s Advising Trump? - Christianity Today
Donald Trump’s faith remains largely private, but his connections to Christian leaders are on full display this Easter.
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Daniel Silliman @danielsilliman.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Sort of amazing
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Harvest Prude @harvestprude.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
gentle reminder that if you have tips/rants/thoughts on the intersection of politics and faith I want to hear from you, please reach out! I'm on signal at harvestprude.09
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 13/03/2025
Gateway Church founder Robert Morris has been indicted on child sex abuse charges.
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Gateway Church Founder Robert Morris Indicted on Child Sex Abuse Charges - Christianity Today
Less than a year after resigning over allegations dating back to the 1980s, the former megachurch pastor faces a criminal case in Oklahoma.
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Harvest Prude @harvestprude.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
I actually don't know how I'm going to get through a campaign season without FiveThirtyEight. Very upsetting news
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 03/03/2025
Quite a quote from Sen. Thom Tillis in @notusreports.bsky.social here regarding the plight of persecuted Christians who currently can’t enter the U.S. Note: Tillis is Catholic. U.S. bishops are actively suing the Trump admin over refugee resettlement *right now.* www.notus.org/immigration/...
"Persecuted Christians need to understand that the rule of law is pretty important," Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina told NOTUS last week when asked about a group of Iranian Christians who were deported to a jungle camp in Panama. "I kind of cast a skeptical eye towards someone who says they passed through two or three jurisdictions where they've been safely removed from Iran, and that somehow we owe them asylum in the U.S."
"Look, Iran's a horrible place," Tillis continued. "But there are a lot of places a lot nearer than the United States that they could get out of harm's way."
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 28/02/2025
With 26,000 jobs cut, Christian civil servants are worried about their mission and livelihood. "We have some of the brightest, hardest-working people I’ve ever known in my life who have lost their jobs this last week without cause,” said one pastor.
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Federal Layoffs Shake Christians in Government - Christianity Today
Evangelicals respond to recent DOGE cuts—and political rhetoric— affecting the civil servants they work and worship alongside.
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Harvest Prude @harvestprude.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
"When it is your loved one who needs that kind of care, a ranger means the whole world." www.christianitytoday.com/2025/02/nati...
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NPS Rangers Found My Husband’s Body - Christianity Today
After Rob’s tragic death, National Park Service rangers cared for my grieving family. Their job isn’t negligible.
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Emily Belz @emilybelz.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
a clinic for 300 children with HIV doesn't know where to get drugs to keep them alive. This is the situation right now. But also the situation is: people are giving money to pay for those drugs www.christianitytoday.com/2025/02/usai...
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Supply Chains Break and Hospitals Shutter After USAID Freeze - Christianity Today
Christian donations can only do so much to fill the gap when facilities grapple with layoffs, scarce drugs, and unanswered questions.
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kate shellnutt @kateshellnutt.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
This is the nerdiest thing I will ever brag about: @christianitytoday.com won first place in the @acesediting.bsky.social headline contest, beating out prestigious pubs with bigger staffs. We value clear, clever, engaging headlines and take time to work on them together. Such a fun part of our job!
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Harvest Prude @harvestprude.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
I'm working on a story on what the *gestures at the last month* has been like for federal workers/contractors/etc. If you're willing to talk, drop me a line by DM or hprude@christianitytoday.com
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Emily Belz @emilybelz.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Daughter says her mom died after a USAID-backed clinic closed. "When she fell ill at home on Saturday night, she asked to go back to the hospital, her daughter Yin Yin Aye, 50, told Reuters through tears. 'I had to tell her that there is no hospital,' she said." www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
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Burmese refugee dies after discharge from shut US-funded clinic, says family
A Burmese refugee with lung problems died after she was discharged from a U.S.-funded hospital on the Myanmar-Thai border that was ordered to close as a result of U.S. President Donald Trump's freeze on foreign aid, her family said.
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 06/02/2025
ALSO NEW: Trump is once again establishing a White House Faith Office and once again putting Paula White in charge. Note: A White House faith office already exists, as it did under Biden, Obama and Bush. But Trump created a different one/renamed and changed the old one in his first term.
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 04/02/2025
NEW: Faith-based orgs that partner with the govt to resettle refugees are instituting mass furloughs. Why so soon? Because Trump all but shut down the refugee program AND, per one org, is *refusing to reimburse them for work done before he assumed office.* religionnews.com/2025/02/04/f...
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Refugee aid groups face furloughs after Trump halts program, refuses to reimburse work
WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘We’ve been unable to access federal reimbursements for critical program costs, and that includes costs that were incurred prior to the issuance of the executive order,’ said a spok...
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Harvest Prude @harvestprude.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
“At a minimum, 300 babies that wouldn’t have had HIV, now do,” one current USAID worker estimates. www.wired.com/story/usaid-...
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Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Still Blocking HIV/AIDS Relief Exempted From Foreign Aid Cuts
The Trump administration claims it is allowing “lifesaving” foreign aid to continue, but in reality, DOGE is preventing vital work on HIV and AIDS from saving lives.
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Harvest Prude @harvestprude.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
“Pray for what’s happening. People are dying every day because of this.” Good piece by @emilybelz.bsky.social on USAID. www.christianitytoday.com/2025/02/usai...
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Is This the End of USAID? - Christianity Today
Christian partners around the world—suddenly fired, defunded, and without answers—worry that the new administration is done with the development agency.
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Daniel Burke @burke13.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Proud Boys can no longer legally use their own name or the group’s traditional symbols without the permission of the church that was attacked, the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
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Proud Boys Lose Control of Their Name to a Black Church They Vandalized
A judge awarded the trademarked name and symbols to a Washington church to help satisfy a $2.8 million judgment against the far-right group.
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Harvest Prude @harvestprude.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
please keep us southerners in your thoughts and prayers #EggBeat
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Emily Belz @emilybelz.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
I'm covering the possible permanent closure of USAID if anyone affected by that would like to reach out. ebelz@christianitytoday.com or by DM
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Andy Olsen @andyrolsen.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
My latest piece on what appears to be the new administration's first ICE arrest at a church. www.christianitytoday.com/2025/01/shou...
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When ICE Comes to Church - Christianity Today
In Atlanta, immigration agents arrested a Honduran man outside the church he helped plant. Is it an isolated case or the start of a trend?
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Emily Belz @emilybelz.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
really good reporting from @harvestprude.bsky.social on Christians stepping in the gap of refugee services www.christianitytoday.com/2025/01/refu...
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Can Christians Save the Refugee Program? - Christianity Today
With refugee resettlement frozen, agencies turn to churches and individuals for more help.
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Harvest Prude @harvestprude.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
“You can do the math on covering rent for 4,000 people." For @christianitytoday.com, my latest on how refugee agencies left in a lurch by the Trump administration are turning to people of faith to honor commitments to refugees. www.christianitytoday.com/2025/01/refu...
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Can Christians Save the Refugee Program? - Christianity Today
With refugee resettlement frozen, agencies turn to churches and individuals for help.
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Emily Belz @emilybelz.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
This week, the HIV program that has 20 million people overseas on treatment had to halt its programs due to the foreign aid freeze. There's a waiver now from State, but it's not clear it applies to PEPFAR. Talked to folks on the ground: www.christianitytoday.com/2025/01/pepf...
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Chaos for Millions in HIV/AIDS Treatment Program in Africa - Christianity Today
A stop in all of PEPFAR’s work shuttered clinics this week. Then, a new exemption for “life-saving” treatment left organizations uncertain.
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Harvest Prude @harvestprude.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
h8 to see it
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Emily Belz @emilybelz.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
just some charts to show the staggering success of PEPFAR for kids
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 28/01/2025
Are you a journalist in Africa with a passion for reporting on local Christians? Apply to become a freelancer for Christianity Today! Applications are due February 23: chrst.today/3PS6mkn
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kate shellnutt @kateshellnutt.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
"Millions of people like Ángel, in the country with permission from federal authorities, now wonder what that permission is really worth." @christianitytoday.com reports on the first week of immigration policy changes under Trump: www.christianitytoday.com/2025/01/trum...
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Trump’s First Week Sends Shudders Through Immigrant Churches and Ministries - Christianity Today
The president plunged communities into fear, upended life for thousands of refugees, and moved to stop charities from helping immigrants already in the US.
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Emily Belz @emilybelz.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Worth a read - story of a man who was an alcoholic when he stormed the Capitol, has since gotten into recovery. Personal and real www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
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Keene man arrested for storming the Capitol on Jan. 6 rejects Trump’s pardon
On his first day in office this week, President Donald Trump pardoned all rioters at the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Jason Riddle served time in jail for his participation in the 2021 riot.
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kate shellnutt @kateshellnutt.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
“With Trump, the ultimate standard is loyalty to Trump.” @christianitytoday.com's who's who of Cabinet appointees and their faith backgrounds: www.christianitytoday.com/2025/01/dona...
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Meet Trump's Loyalists - Christianity Today
A religiously diverse Cabinet has the task of carrying out presidential commands.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 24/01/2025
Trump’s second Cabinet includes some familiar faces and some White House newcomers. @harvestprude.bsky.social reports on the people who will implement Trump’s broad “America First” agenda:
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Meet Trump's Loyalists - Christianity Today
A religiously diverse Cabinet has the task of carrying out presidential commands.
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Harvest Prude @harvestprude.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
ironic that my new years resolution is to break my phone addiction, and here I am creating yet another social media profile
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