Jason DeRose
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President Trump opened his remarks by touting the support he's received from people of faith.
The Trump administration's immigration crackdown, however, has come under sharp criticism from a variety of religious leaders.
The president also used his hour-long prayer breakfast remarks to air grievances against Democrats.
A large majority of white evangelicals support the administration.
Black Protestants, Hispanic Catholics, and Jews show the lowest levels of support for the president's policies.
This week, more than a thousand groups sent a letter to Congress saying they are horrified and outraged at the deaths in Minnesota, among those who signed the Alliance of Baptists, the Jewish group Bend the Ark, Hindus for Human Rights Action, and the Muslim Public Affairs Council.
The letter demands, quote, an immediate halt in all funding for these deadly operations until the violence, abuses, and deaths in American communities and in immigration detention centers stop.
In Minnesota, faith leaders have taken a lead in countering ICE actions and demanding federal immigration agents leave the state.
Her official installation isn't until March, but Sarah Mullally legally becomes the Archbishop of Canterbury during her confirmation of election at St.
She's the first woman to hold the role in the history of the Anglican Church, which began when Henry VIII.
broke with Rome in the 16th century.
More conservative Anglicans, mostly in Africa, say they're unhappy with both Malali's gender and her stance on LGBTQ inclusion.
Some have threatened to leave the Anglican communion over her leadership, but it's unclear how that might play out.
Her official installation isn't until March, but Sarah Mullally legally becomes the Archbishop of Canterbury on Wednesday during her confirmation of election at St.
She's the first woman to hold the role in the history of the Anglican Church, which began when Henry VIII...