VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The audience of about 1,500 people waved small American flags and chanted “USA! USA! USA!” as television cameras began filming last Friday inside a Regent University ballroom.

In an interview on a Christian nationalist broadcast, Donald Trump vowed to empower religious leaders politically, by permanently ending restrictions against churches that weigh in on elections. “They ...

As Christian nationalism gains influence in the Republican Party, right-wing Christian TV network the Victory Channel’s FlashPoint has emerged as a show where pro-Trump “prophets” warn of “spiritual ...