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(SRN NEWS) – Some Republican office-seekers in close races are turning their backs on the party’s pro-life tradition.  In TV ads and personal op-eds in local newspapers, those Republicans are trying to distance themselves from a GOP that for decades has worked to protect unborn babies.  The campaigns for control of the House are as tight as ever, with a few seats expected to determine which party holds the majority in the chamber, and whether Congress will become aligned with the White House or a potential opposition check on a new administration.

Some churches are launching new Christian schools on their campuses, seeking to give parents more education options that align with religious values.  State school voucher programs are not the driving reason, but they are making the start-up process easier.  In Florida, Ohio and other states, there is now a greater availability of taxpayer funding to pay for K-through-12 private school tuition. The demand for church-affiliated schools rose out of pandemic-era scrutiny over what children were being taught in public schools about several contentious issues.

Former president Donald Trump has received strong support from white evangelical Protestants in his presidential bids.  About 8-in-10 Evangelical voters supported him in 2020, according to AP VoteCast.  But a small group of liberals is looking to pull believers away from Trump’s fold and into Kamala Harris’ corner. A group called Evangelicals for Harris is running ads and targeting voters in swing states.  Analysts do not expect such efforts to make much of a difference on Election Day when Evangelicals are projected to vote for Mr. Trump in large numbers again.

A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that a solid majority of Hispanics in this country believe abortion should be legal in most or all cases.  This fact holds no matter what the religious affiliation of a Hispanic American happens to be.  According to the poll, about forty percent of them identify as Catholic, about one-third as Protestant or “other Christian,” and about one-quarter as religiously unaffiliated.  The percentage of Hispanics in this country is growing, thanks in large measure to illegal immigration.

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