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Peter Stone in Washington

Roger Stone and Michael Flynn under fire over rallies ‘distorting Christianity’

Roger Stone, with Pastor Greg Locke and his wife, Tai Locke.
Roger Stone, with Pastor Greg Locke and his wife, Tai Locke. Stone and Locke have featured prominently at ReAwaken America rallies in several states. Photograph: AFF-USA/Rex/Shutterstock

A growing number of prominent Christian leaders are sounding alarms about threats to democracy posed by ReAwaken America rallies where Donald Trump loyalists Michael Flynn and Roger Stone and rightwing pastors have spread misinformation about the 2020 elections and Covid-19 vaccines, and distorted Christian teachings.

The falsehoods pushed at ReAwaken gatherings have prompted some Christian leaders to warn that America’s political and spiritual health is threatened by a toxic mix of Christian nationalism, lies about Trump’s loss to Joe Biden, and ahistorical views of the nation’s founding principle of the separation of church and state.

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