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Rev. Barber Defends Faith, Challenges Evangelical Christians

April Ryan
February 7, 2020

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The conversation at the water cooler happens to be about the victory lap the president is taking after being acquitted of impeachment. But one of the major issues about the president’s excitement is his chastising and ridiculing of Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for falling back on their religion when pondering weighty decisions.

AURN activist, man of faith, and leader of The Poor People’s Campaign, Rev. Dr. William Barber, who calls out the Evangelical Right for hypocrisy in supporting President Trump.

Mr President, your obvious love for the way your Congressional supporters continue to uphold & applaud your wrongdoing & mean-spirited rants is a sign of political insanity & a form of modern day idolatry.
— Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II (@RevDrBarber) February 7, 2020

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April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan