4 h. ago ‘Standing up for Christian values’: US evangelicals keep the faith with Trump

Evangelicals say president is in step on core issues such as abortion and Israel – and they’re backing him all the wayWhen asked about Donald Trump’s Easter morning post wishing a happy holiday to “the Radical Left Lunatics fighting and scheming so hard to bring Murderers, Drug Lords, Dangerous Prisoners” to the United States, Jackson Lahmeyer, an Oklahoma evangelical Christian pastor, said: “Isn’t it terrible that they are wanting to do that?”Lahmeyer, the founder of the Pastors for Trump organization, was not bothered by Trump’s extreme and divisive message on the Christian religious holiday, because, he said: “You cannot unify with evil.” Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Americans, including Republicans, losing faith in Trump, new polls reveal

Trump scores poorly on economy and immigration as some fear he is ‘exceeding powers’ and focussed on wrong issuesAmericans, including some Republicans, are losing faith in Donald Trump across a range of key issues, according to polling released this week. One survey found a majority describing the president’s second stint in the White House so far as “scary”.Along with poor ratings on the economy and Trump’s immigration policy, a survey released on Saturday found that only 24% of Americans believe Trump has focussed on the right priorities as president. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Leader of Trump’s Faith Office says she ‘submits’ to husband in ‘God’s order’

‘God has an order,’ says Paula White-Cain, which apparently does not involve women taking the lead

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5 d. ago Federal judge accuses White House of ‘bad faith’ in Kilmar Ábrego García case

Judge gives Trump administration deadline to support its claims it doesn’t have to return man to the USThe federal court that has found itself in a pitched battle with the executive branch over the summary removal of Salvadorian Kilmar Ábrego García despite a previous order against deportation has now accused the Trump administration of “bad faith” in the case.US district judge Paula Xinis has given the Trump administration until 6pm ET on Wednesday to provide details to support its claims that it does not have to comply with orders to return the man to the US, where he was living and working in Baltimore, because of special privilege. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Rape survivor bringing case to EU over Portuguese investigation of Christian Bruckner: 'I'm standing up after being silenced and ignored for far too long'

Hazel Behan wants the European Court of Human Rights to investigate alleged failures in the investigation following the serious sexual assault she said she suffered in Portugal in 2004.

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1 week ago Billionaire property magnate Christian Candy wins £2m tax battle over Chelsea mansion

Christian Candy bought the Chelsea mansion before handing it over to his brother Nick

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3 w. ago ‘False teacher’: Trump’s pick to head the ‘White House faith office’ roils some fellow Christians

Paula White, a millionaire televangelist who speaks in tongues, was criticized for an alleged cash-for-blessings schemeOn the campaign trail, Donald Trump repeatedly promised to “protect religious liberty”, and two weeks after his inauguration he acted: creating a “White House faith office”, which will be led by Paula White, a millionaire televangelist known to speak in tongues who called the Black Lives Matter movement the “Antichrist” and once encouraged people to buy “resurrection seeds” for $1,114.The move brought renewed focus on White, Trump’s longtime spiritual guru. And for White, not all of it will be welcome. Continue reading...

Society

3 w. ago ‘I have lost faith’: Cornell PhD suing Trump over protest executive orders flees U.S. before deportation

Federal court denied initial request to stall immigration arrest while PhD was pursuing suit against Trump

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4 w. ago Geri Horner says ‘there will be something’ from full Spice Girls line

The five members of the group have not performed together since the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics.

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