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Editor's Note: This article is part of a series leading up to the 2020 presidential election highlighting the professed faith of several of the primary candidates, including Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg. Christian Headlines offers these faith summaries as a way of informing voters about the religious beliefs of the candidates.

Elected in 2016, President Donald Trump has had a tumultuous presidency. Come 2020 he will be bidding for another term. The President has faced several controversies during his tenure, but despite them all, many evangelical leaders have come to the President's defense. Some of Trump's evangelical supporters have described him as a changed man and a man of faith. Other leaders have even gone as far as to say that while he may be rough around the edges, we should view him like King David, Cyrus the Great, King Solomon or any other of a number of biblical figures. President Trump describes himself as a Christian and has been exalted as a champion of religious freedom.

Here are 5 things Christians should know about the faith of Donald Trump:

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Two cousins from Mississippi who were sexually abused by clergy members as children have filed a lawsuit against the Catholic Church after they say they were forced to accept only a small sum of money in the form of a settlement in exchange for their silence.

A 12-year-old boy is working to fight against homelessness one person at a time.

A new Barna report has revealed which U.S. cities are the most financially generous.

A New York Times survey shows that this crop of Presidential candidates from the Democratic party is more aggressively pro-abortion then any of their predecessors.

Lauren Daigle took home her 12th award of the year this week, earning the American Music Award for Favorite Contemporary or Inspirational Artist.

A newlywed couple, one a pastor and the other a church elder were found shot to death in their home earlier this week. Police are still investigating the murders and have yet to release much detail regarding the pair's death.

Paralyzed in 1984, Texas Governor Greg Abbott shared on social media how the glory of God was revealed through his accident.

After spending more than 30 years in prison for a murder they did not commit, three Baltimore men have been released.

As families gather for the holidays, there is often a struggle to keep the conversation around the table civil. So, here are a handful of tips to help you have grace-filled conversations this holiday season.