i wanted to know if other churches in tennessee felt the same way, so i continued the journey to the city of franklin, south of nashville anna place that has become the new frontier for evangelical christianity. ijoined an early morning meeting of community activists who work with the homeless, led by pastor kevin riggs. he grew up as a conservative evangelical and had dreams of becoming a mega church pastor. but a close reading of the bible convinced him god cared more about social justice. there is division within the church that i haven t seen. i have had friends who are pastors because they spoke out against the religious right or against president trump, and then they were asked to leave their church. what is the danger, do you think? you hear the term a lot in evangelical circles that we are fighting a cultural war.
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that is not my responsibility. you don t see that as a responsibility, to stay away from possibly inciting violence? no, i m not inciting violence, i m preaching the bible. but many christians are fighting back against this interpretation of the bible. father, thank you for this day. pastor kevin riggs is a community activist. he believes scripture teaches that god cares most about social justice. my concern with the religious right has been that they are damaging the reputation of the church. i ve had friends who were pastors of churches and because they spoke out against the religious right or against president trump, they are asked to leave their church. take control of our nation! next week s election will be the first test of this vocal minority at the polls. if the republicans win big, it could become a powerfulforce, pushing the party further to the right. barbara plett usher, bbc news, pennsylvania. the nazi holocaust claimed the lives of 6 millionjewish people, ripping apart f
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