'Assaults on our Christian faith': Trump campaign paints Biden as enemy of religious freedom
The Trump campaign, facing wilting support, is increasingly pitching the president as a defender of religious freedom, while portraying former Vice President Joe Biden as an ally of left-wing animosity toward the free practice of religion.
The campaign in July organized a series of prayer calls, tailored for individual faith communities, and honed its religious messaging, especially in the wake of widespread closure of churches in the spring, a disappointing term at the Supreme Court, and most recently, a violent resurgence of anti-Catholicism.
In a Thursday video to supporters, Kimberly Guilfoyle, one of Trump’s top fundraisers, painted the reelection of President Trump as the driving force behind preserving religious liberty. Guilfoyle, who was raised Catholic, said that all Christians should be concerned about the defacement of statues of Jesus and Mary as well as “assaults on our Christian...