Trending Today in the NEWS for Christians 12-19-23

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[1] How Trump Netted Evangelical Votes in Iowa -- With Help From a Young Christian Operative https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2023-12-14/how-trump-netted-evangelical-votes-in-iowa-with-help-from-a-young-christian-operative
[2] New Study Finds Christian Nationalists To Be More Complex Than Media Portrayals https://wordandway.org/2023/12/19/new-study-finds-christian-nationalists-to-be-more-complex-than-media-portrayals/
[3] Most US Christians Back Israel’s ‘Bold Measures’ to Combat Hamas https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2023/december/israel-hamas-palestine-war-christian-views-survey-lifeway.html
[4] Label India as ‘country of particular concern’, US religious freedom watchdog says https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/india-us-religious-freedom-watchdog-biden-pannun-b2465163.html
[5] Support for Israel becomes a top issue for Iowa evangelicals key to the first Republican caucuses https://apnews.com/article/evangelicals-iowa-israel-christians-bcfac5d77dd90e733c58d3c7242c3185
[6] How widespread is Christian nationalism? It's complicated https://www.baptiststandard.com/news/nation/how-widespread-is-christian-nationalism-its-complicated/
[7] ‘The venom of our age’: James Carville on the danger of Mike Johnson’s Christian nationalism https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/16/james-carville-mike-johnson-christian-nationalism
[8] The Satanic Temple Makes a Mockery of Religious Freedom https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/12/the-satanic-temple-makes-a-mockery-of-religious-freedom/
[9] For American Evangelicals Who Back Israel, ‘Neutrality Isn’t an Option’ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/15/us/american-evangelicals-israel-hamas.html
[10] Why conservative Christian men make good husbands https://www.christianpost.com/voices/why-conservative-christian-men-make-good-husbands.html
[11] Jenna Ellis rages against Christian nationalism https://www.newsweek.com/jenna-ellis-rages-against-christian-nationalism-charlie-kirk-1853126
[12] Ken Paxton tried to hide his affair from his wife and voters. It may be his undoing. https://www.texastribune.org/2023/09/04/ken-paxton-affair-impeachment-trial-marriage/
[13] Vote Common Good challenges evangelicals and Catholics to dump Trump and forsake Christian nationalism https://baptistnews.com/article/vote-common-good-challenges-evangelicals-and-catholics-to-dump-trump-and-forsake-christian-nationalism/
[14] Four in five US Christians see two-state solution to Israel-Hamas war https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-778297
[15] Evangelical Leader Warns Trump Of The State That Could 'Upend' His Campaign https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-iowa-evangelicals_n_650925a0e4b072c86a501af5
[16] Florida Republican leaders vote to strip authority from party chairman accused of rape https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/florida-republican-chairman-suspended-rcna130047
[17] U.S. bishops renew call for peace after Christian women reportedly killed in Gaza Church https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256307/us-bishops-renew-call-for-peace-after-christian-women-reportedly-killed-in-gaza-church
[18] How Oklahoma’s schools superintendent became the state’s top culture warrior https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ryan-walters-oklahoma-schools-superintendent-tulsa-rcna101235
[19] Christian rift widens over pope's altered stance on same-sex couples https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/12/18/2212409/-Pope-s-shift-on-same-sex-couples-exposes-Christian-division?utm_campaign=recent
[20] The Ziegler sex scandal timeline: Florida censures chairman accused of rape https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/12/18/christian-bridget-ziegler-scandal-timeline/71957587007/
[21] Will Trump indictment make white evangelicals ditch ‘imperfect vessel’? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/01/donald-trump-white-evangelical-christians-indictment
[22] Russia Exploits ‘Christian Persecution Complex’ to Undermine US Aid to Ukraine https://www.kyivpost.com/post/25507
[23] Christian parents petition Supreme Court after child taken away | U.S. News https://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-parents-petition-supreme-court-after-child-taken-away.html
[24] Commentary: The greatest threat to Christianity in the United States is not from outside forces but from within https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2023/08/22/commentary-greatest-threat/
[25] Vivek Ramaswamy’s strange strategy to win over religious voters https://www.deseret.com/2023/12/15/24001460/vivek-ramaswamy-religious-voters-nikki-haley

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