Evangelical churches have been powerful vehicles for grassroots activism and influence on the American right, mobilized on issues such as abortion. Now, churches have embraced a new cause: promoting Trump’s false claim that the 2020 election was stolen.
He thinks many fellow clergy may share that view. “I think the jury’s still out, but it’s not a fringe,” he said.
Locke — whose congregation is relatively small but who claims a social media audience in the millions — is one of more than a dozen pastors who have appeared onstage at the ReAwaken America Tour: a traveling roadshow that has featured far-right Republican politicians, anti-vaccine activists, election conspiracists and Trumpworld personalities, including Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, a central figure in the effort to overturn the election in late 2020.
“Churches and bars, baby. That’s where it was happening in 1776,” wrote Douglas Frank, a high school math and science teacher in Ohio whose widely debunked analyses of the 2020 results have been influential with election conspiracists, in a Telegram post last month. This year, more than one-third of the speeches he has promoted on his social media accounts have been hosted by churches or religious groups.
“This will be your opportunity to find out real information about what really happened at the polls,” D.J. Rabe, a pastor of The House Ministry Center, a nondenominational church in Snohomish, Washington, told his congregation at the Sunday worship service before a speaking appearance by Keshel in August. “Here’s what we’re going to find out: What everyone thinks happened didn’t really happen. The information is coming out.
Argentina Últimas Noticias, Argentina Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
Megan Thee Stallion addresses 2020 shooting: ‘I was really scared’Megan Thee Stallion recounts her 2020 shooting in an upcoming interview with Gayle King for 'CBS Mornings'.
Leer más »
Megan Thee Stallion addresses alleged 2020 shooting by rapper Tory LanezMegan Pete - who is better known as Megan Thee Stallion - alleges that fellow rapper Daystar Peterson - who performs under the name Tory Lanez - shot her in the foot in 2020
Leer más »
USD/CHF sticks to gains just below 0.9600 mark, highest since June 2020The USD/CHF pair held on to its modest gains through the first half of the European session and was last seen trading near the highest level since Jun
Leer más »
US Dollar Index Price Analysis: The 2020 high near 103.00 comes nextDXY keeps the bid bias well and sound and reaches new cycle peaks past 101.70 on Monday. The sharp rebound from the 99.80 region (April 21) carries th
Leer más »
Guns were leading cause of death for children and teens in 2020The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found more than 4,300 kids younger than the age of 20 died from firearm-related incidents that year.
Leer más »
2020 Nissan Sentra recalled over an improperly aimed headlightNissan is recalling 5,520 units of the 2020 Sentra equipped with LED headlights because the passenger-side light isn't correctly aimed.
Leer más »