Across the country, Evangelicals are facing a moral dilemma -- is supporting the government's immigration enforcement actions in line with their religious beliefs? The answer shows a rift in Evangelical communities, as government officials like Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth use scripture to justify war and deportation. To parse through these questions of God and country, Brittany is joined by NPR Religion correspondent <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/102966497/jason-derose"target="_blank" >Jason DeRose</a>, and <a href="https://www.tgporl.org/users/rev-dr-gabriel-salguero"target="_blank" >Reverend Dr. Gabriel Salguero</a>, president and founder of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition and pastor of the Gathering Place in Orlando, Florida. For more on belief and politics, check out these episodes:<a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/12/22/nx-s1-5641122/why-mormons-are-popular"target="_blank" >The not-so-secret lives of Mormon women</a><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/23/1263527181/its-been-a-minute-christian-music"target="_blank" >Is Christianity cool again?</a> Support Public Media. <a href="https://plus.npr.org/"target="_blank" >Join NPR Plus.</a> Follow Brittany on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bmluse/?hl=en"target="_blank" >@bmluse</a> For handpicked podcast recommendations every week, subscribe to NPR’s Pod Club newsletter at <a href="http://npr.org/podclub"target="_blank" >npr.org/podclub</a>. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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