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International Business Times
International Business Times
World
Huw GRIFFITH

'Barbarians At The Gates': US Evangelicals Back Trump As Their Defender

Evangelical Christians have gravitated to Donald Trump, despite a lifestyle that appears at odds with their beliefs (Credit: AFP)

As a casino-owning playboy who has been married three times and faced multiple sexual misconduct allegations over the years, Donald Trump is an unlikely role model for America's evangelical Christians.

But a huge number of these devoutly religious people believe not only that he is the best choice for president this November, but increasingly that he was chosen by God to save America from sliding into damnation.

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