A diverse coalition of moderate and progressive Christians has opted to jump off the pulpit and challenge President Trump around immigration, civil rights and poverty.

Why it matters: Trump commands fierce loyalty from conservative evangelicals backing his immigration raids and National Guard deployments. • But "faith isn't owned by the Right," the Rev. Eddie Anderson tells Axios. "And God isn't a dirty word. God is the word." • The contrast exposes a widening and overlooked rift within U.S. Christianity — often called the "God gap" — that could reshape how faith, power and politics intersect heading into 2026.

The big picture: Moderate faith leaders are escorting immigrants to court hearings, blasting "rapid response" text alerts on sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (

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