By Jack Jenkins:
The group plans to present Congressional leadership with a petition signed by 2,500 religious leaders denouncing Trump’s list of cabinet picks and asking lawmakers to reject them.
“[We reject] Steve Bannon, formerly led the far-right website Breitbart News, which has ceaselessly promoted racist, sexist, antiSemitic and homophobic rhetoric that degrades the human dignity of millions of Americans,” the petition reads. “In the coming days, our prayer is that you call on President-elect Trump to reject these white supremacists and appoint advisers who understand that forging a more tolerant, united and inclusive America is the best way forward.”
Trump is also facing religious opposition within his own party. Last week, a Republican member of the Electoral College vowed to vote for someone other than Trump on December 19, a decision he told ThinkProgress was rooted in his Catholic faith. Meanwhile, many conservative Mormons remain unimpressed with the business mogul’s bombastic demeanor and rhetoric, as do some white evangelical Christian leaders such as Russell Moore.
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