But now, a group of more than 75 evangelical leaders has released a declaration saying that those polls and headlines do not speak for them. The group includes African-American, Asian, Hispanic and white evangelical Christians, and it says that the news media and the polls are overlooking nonwhite evangelicals. The declaration, released on the website Change.org on Thursday, accuses Mr. Trump of fueling racism and religious bigotry, and of denigrating women. A chorus of evangelical church leaders, theologians and radio hosts has been urging Christians to squelch any misgivings and vote for Mr. Trump. Mr. Trump may not be the perfect Christian, they argue, but it appears he is the one God chose.

Source: New York Times October 07, 2016 10:18 UTC