Trump's Bible Marathon: A Partisan Push?

0:00It's April 21st. From your city to your ears, this is Canada News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. President Trump and his top Republican allies, along with key Christian leaders, are joining a live-stream marathon reading of the entire Bible. This week, it's part of an America 250 celebration, pushing for a return to what they call the nation's spiritual roots, kicking off from the museum, of the Bible in Washington and other spots. Trump's dropping in with a video from the Oval Office on Tuesday evening, reading from 2 Chronicles 7. That passage talks about God promising to heal the land of people humble themselves, pray, and turn from their ways, a verse that's been huge at, conservative prayer events for years. Critics are calling it out as a partisan push, loaded with MAGA folks, evangelicals, and right-wing voices, but light on Democrats or diverse faiths. Historians push back on linking America's founding purely to Christianity, and some say it fuels

1:01a nationalist vibe, especially with evangelicals as Trump's core base. This comes right after Trump caught heat from some supporters over a meme, picturing him in a Jesus-like pose, which he pulled down and is spat with. Pope Leo XIV on the Iran situation. Organizers from Christians engage invited broader participation, but it stayed mostly in the Republican lane. Meanwhile, it's building toward a big national Jubilee of Prayer on the National Mall, come May 17th, tying into Trump's America praise push to, rededicate the country under God. These efforts keep blending faith, politics, and patriotism in the lead up to our 250th birthday.