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The Christian DNA of suspected White House Correspondents’ dinner shooter

RNS·Kathryn Post·about 1 month ago
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(RNS) — In a manifesto reportedly sent to family members moments before he attempted to storm past security at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner Saturday evening (April 25), Cole Tomas Allen wrote, “Thank you to my family, both personal and church, for your love over these last 31 years.” Though Allen, who was charged Monday with attempting to assassinate the president, didn’t specify which church he was thanking, context about his parents’ church, publicly available information about his involvement in a Christian student ministry and the religious language in his manifesto provide a glimpse into the religious background of the would-be assassin. Despite Allen’s mention of his church, he has been described by President Donald Trump as anti-Christian. “When you read his manifesto, he hates Christians. That’s one thing for sure,” Trump said in a phone interview with Fox News.…

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