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(SRN NEWS) – Experts say a key factor in President Trump’s victory on Election Day was his effort to seek the votes of people of faith whom Democrats ignored.  That included smaller religious groups, far from the mainstream.  Just one week before the election, Mr. Trump directed a social media post to Coptic Christians whose church has ancient roots in Egypt. He saluted their “Steadfast faith in God, perseverance through centuries of persecution and love for this great country.”  He also reached out to Assyrian Christians.  And the GOP made an aggressive push for Amish voters, particularly in the swing state of Pennsylvania, where they number almost 100,000. 

More trouble for embattled Christians in India.  According to International Christian Concern, the Hindu-nationalist government there is barring ministries and NGOs from receiving any funding from outside the country.  ICC says “For the first time, India’s Ministry of Home Affairs has listed religious conversion activities as a reason for blocking foreign funding of certain non-governmental organizations.”  That decision essentially bars such ministries from seeking to spread the gospel in their work.  Persecution of Christians in India is also soaring.

Russia’s upper house of parliament has endorsed a bill banning adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender transitioning is legal. The Federation Council has also approved bills that outlaw the spread of material that encourages people not to have children. The legislation, which was previously approved by Russia’s lower house, will now go to President Vladimir Putin for signing into law. Lawmakers in the country have recently passed a series of measures designed to limit the LGBT agenda in public schools and in society.

Researchers at Harvard and Georgetown University have produced an analysis of why President Trump did so well with Hispanics in the election.  It contends that Hispanic voters who hold socially conservative social views, but might otherwise have voted Democrat, are offended by Democratic politicians’ use of the gender-neutral term “Latinx” (LATIN-X).  That term is used to “explicitly include gender minorities and broader LGBTQ community segments.”  President Trump won 56 percent of Latino male voters this year — up from 36 percent in 2020.