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But the Trump administration has used the<br \/>\nBible in different ways to publicly frame policies such as immigration crackdowns<br \/>\nand military actions abroad.<\/p>\n<p>NPR religion correspondent Jason DeRose explores specific instances<br \/>\nwhen Trump administration officials have invoked the Bible to back the<br \/>\npresident\u2019s agenda.<\/p>\n<p>For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for<br \/>\nConsider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Email us at considerthis@npr.org.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This episode was produced by Sarah Ventre and Karen<br \/>\nZamora.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was edited by Daniel Burke and William Troop.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=919\">FIFA\u2019s World Cup ticket sales outraged fans. Now they are under investigation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American presidents have long used scripture as a rhetorical<br \/>\nresource to frame important moments in the nation\u2019s history. 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