Paul Raushenbush, president of Interfaith Alliance, said via email to Newsweek that Trump was “shameless” for mixing civic texts like the Constitution alongside the text of the Christian Bible and a famous country music song, calling it the latest evidence that the former president employs “tools to be crassly and cynically exploited for the slightest economic or political gain.”
“It’s also evident that he is happy to uplift the ideology and agenda of Christian nationalism at the expense of the many diverse faiths and beliefs held by millions of Americans and without regard for the constitutional guarantees to freedom of religious belief and practice,” Raushenbush said.
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