RNS Morning Report - Evangelical groups warn Trump’s deportations could leave 1.3M 'torn apart' from families

Will mass deportations erode evangelical support for Trump?   A pair of evangelical Christian organizations is raising alarms about the effects of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation effort on families, arguing that more than 1 million people could be “torn apart” from their families if current immigration policies continue at expected rates.   “What might have been an abstract policy decision that’s taking place in Washington now is actually impacting communities,” said Walter Kim, head of the National Association of Evangelicals, which conducted the report along with evangelical refugee resettlement group World Relief.   According to a March poll from the Public Religion Research Institute, 69% of white evangelicals expressed favorable views of how Trump is handling immigration — more than any other religious group.   But Kim pointed out that there are many multiethnic evangelical churches with immigrants in their pews, and that the realities of the mass deportation policy are starting to be felt by churches he works with.   Read the full report from RNS national reporter Jack Jenkins. Top Stories Evangelical groups warn Trump’s deportations could leave 1.3M ‘torn apart’ from families WASHINGTON (RNS) — 'What might have been an abstract policy decision that's taking place in Washington now is actually impacting communities,' said Walter Kim, head of the National Association of Evangelicals. MLK was teen agnostic who rediscovered faith on a tobacco farm, new book reveals (RNS) — Scholar Lerone Martin reveals little-known pieces of history in ‘Young King: The Making of Martin Luther King Jr.’ Pastor exits Nashville church, Keller Center over ‘inappropriate relationship’ with man (RNS) — Sam Allberry is a pastor and apologist who teaches that God designs sex and marriage to occur exclusively between a man and a woman. Separation of Church and State Was a Baptist Idea. What Happened? (RNS) — The wall Baptists built — and are now dismantling. Opinion Trump and the Supreme Court are undermining democracy. Here’s what voters can do now. (RNS) — Black voters and other Democrats in red congressional districts should register as Republicans. Separation of Church and State Was a Baptist Idea. What Happened? (RNS) — The wall Baptists built — and are now dismantling. ICYMI Anti-Christian bias task force blasts Biden for targeting ‘traditional Christians’ WASHINGTON (RNS) — The 500-page report offers an array of incidents to depict a clash between the Biden administration and what the report calls 'traditional Christians.' In ‘Conversion Therapy Dropout,’ a survivor exposes the discredited practice (RNS) — 'The biggest lesson I had to learn is that God's lack of an answer to my prayers to change me was an answer, because there was nothing about me that needed to change,' said Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez. Support Our Work As a nonprofit newsroom that covers all faiths, RNS sits uniquely at the intersection of freedom of the press and freedom of religion. News tips or feedback? Email comments@religionnews.com. Like the Morning Report? Share it with a friend. Forwarded this newsletter? Subscribe here. We rely on reader donations to power our reporting. Donate here. Or send a check to: Religion News Foundation PO Box 1808 Columbia, MO 65205

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