Among the nation’s charismatic Christians, there’s one highly politicized faction in particular that believes the reelection of former President Donald Trump would be a win in a literal spiritual war of angels in demons. The movement believes in modern-day apostles and prophets, and several of its pastors have close ties to Trump. Many of them rallied behind him and his false claims the 2020 election was stolen. They were among his spiritual advisors during his first term. Ahead of the first vice presidential debate, Republican candidate JD Vance was a special guest for the Courage Tour, one of several conferences of its type held around the country this year.
