Serene Jones

Union Theological Seminary

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Serene Jones is president and Johnston Family Professor for Religion & Democracy at the Union Theological Seminary.

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Americans look toward the presidency for moral leadership. But with Trump in office, many opponents see a moral failing. How are politics and religion mixing?

Religion, morality and the president

Americans look toward the presidency for moral leadership. But with Trump in office, many opponents see a moral failing. How are politics and religion mixing?

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