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Christopher Vondracek

cvondracek@washingtontimes.com

Christopher Vondracek was a reporter on The Washington Times' National desk.

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FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2020 file photo, supporters of President Donald Trump turn and yell towards the news media during a rally for evangelical supporters at the King Jesus International Ministry in Miami. Trump's bond with white evangelical voters has long sparked debate. But misunderstandings persist about his support from a Christian voting bloc that favored the GOP long before he took office.  (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Donald Trump evangelical support slipped in Michigan

With small margins in a few swing states likely to decide the election, some of Mr. Trump's opponents say the small erosion in evangelical support after 2016 could have played a critical role in the result.

November 5, 2020
FILE - In this April 11, 2020, file photo, a person films pastor Nicolas Sanchez, center left, celebrating Easter Vigil Mass at his church decorated with candles and pictures sent by his parishioners attached to their pews at St. Patrick Church in North Hollywood, Calif.  The Friday, May 22 anticipated release of new federal guidance on resuming in-person religious services during the pandemic comes ahead of a week that was already poised to rattle what’s been a weeks-long national balancing act – pitting the call to worship against the risk of the coronavirus.(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Evangelicals, Catholics split on support for Trump

A significant split has emerged in President Trump's religious electorate, with White evangelical voters backing the president amid growing dissatisfaction from Catholic and mainline Protestant voters, according to two new national surveys.

October 19, 2020
In this Dec. 9, 2015, file photo, the iconic Watchtower sign is seen on the roof of 25-30 Columbia Heights, then world headquarters of the Jehovah's Witnesses, in the Brooklyn borough of New York.  (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)  **FILE**

Climactic week for Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia

A Russian judge on Friday imposed an eight-year suspended prison sentence for a 24-year-old Jehovah's Witness and a seven-year suspended sentence for his 27-year-old wife, capping a week that marked some relief amid continued persecution for the faith in Russia.

October 9, 2020