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BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (AP) — If you’re Christian in Bluefield — and most everyone is, in this small city tucked into the Appalachian Mountains — you have your choice. You can follow Pastor Doyle...
Bluefield, W.Va. If you’re Christian in Bluefield – and most everyone is, in this small city tucked into the Blue Ridge Mountains – you have your choice. You can follow Pastor Doyle Bradford of Father’s House International Church, who has forcefully backed former President Donald Trump – doubting Mr. Trump’s defeat in November and joining some congregants at the Jan. 6 “Save America” rally that degenerated into the Capitol riot. Or you can go less than three miles away next to the rail yard, to Faith Center Church, where Pastor Frederick Brown regards Mr. Bradford as a brother...
Three West Virginia churches have much in common. All of them condemn the desecration of the Capitol and pray for a way to find common ground. But they diverge on a central issue: What is the role of evangelical Christianity in America's divisive politics?