Tuesday, June 13, 2023

With Turning Point Faith, pastors use politics as church-growth strategy - The Washington Post

Around those buzzing about the entryway were draped innumerable variations on the U.S. flag, from traditional red, white and blue to monochrome black-and-white versions of Old Glory blazoned with the word "freedom." Hats read simply "45" — for Donald Trump, the 45th U.S. president — and shirts carried the slogan, "Jesus is my savior, Trump is my president." 

 Inside, the service was heavy on praise and worship music, much of it led by a singer in an "Uncanceled" shirt. At the altar call, Brad Baker, one of Dream City's pastors, told the crowd he dreamed of a United States "built on the principles of God." 

 "We're believing that God is going to turn Arizona into a Christian state, and we will be known as a Christian state around the world — that's our goal," Baker said to yelps and applause...

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