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Trump became the first US president to formally encourage Americans to observe Shabbat as part of celebrations marking the country’s 250th anniversary.
Jewish Americans across the United States are being encouraged to observe a national Sabbath beginning Friday evening, May 15, beginning a weekend of religious observances and public gatherings ahead of the country’s 250th anniversary.
The claim that the founders meant America to be a Christian nation isn’t just bad history—it’s a declaration of war by the religious right.
President Donald Trump and many of his conservative Christian supporters are participating in a marathon Bible reading event.
The president is set to read 2 Chronicles 7 during the 'America Reads the Bible' event, a passage organizers say was deliberately reserved for him.