Why Trump puts his faith in evangelicals

Confidant of Pope Francis condemns U.S. religious right
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House to vote on controversial study of Islam
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Court: Commissioners’ prayer practice violated constitution
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Sessions says Trump has directed him to issue guidance on religious liberty protections
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Judge expands list of relatives exempted from travel ban
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Clergy arrested outside McConnell’s office while protesting healthcare bill
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The pope praised him for providing for his parents; now Texas may want to deport them
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In Cornwall, a famed horse, a church and a sheikh
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Why Trump puts his faith in evangelicals
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After 500 years, an Italian Jewish rebirth
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The question about Islam that has vexed the world for a decade
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