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How Christian media is shaping American politics

  • Written by Jason C. Bivins, Professor, North Carolina State University
President Donald Trump with televangelist Rev. Pat Robertson.AP Photo/Steve Helber

For Americans growing up between the 1950s and the 1980s, religion was not a regular presence on television. Aside from Sunday morning shows or occasional commercials, religious programming issued end-time warnings, sought monetary contributions, or staged faith...

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