Evangelicals give Trump much-needed boost after Manhattan summit

NEW YORK (RNS) — Donald Trump's flagging presidential bid is enjoying a boost of that old-time religion after conservative Christian leaders gave the candidate high praise and standing ovations at a critical closed-door meeting that one observer described as a "campaign rally." Trump would look back on the Tuesday (June 21) meeting as "the seminal event and turning point in taking you to the presidency," former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a Baptist and Trump backer who moderated the talks, tol

NEW YORK (RNS) — Donald Trump's flagging presidential bid is enjoying a boost of that old-time religion after conservative Christian leaders gave the candidate high praise and standing ovations at a critical closed-door meeting that one observer described as a "campaign rally." Trump would look back on the Tuesday (June 21) meeting as "the seminal event and turning point in taking you to the presidency," former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a Baptist and Trump backer who moderated the talks, tol…