AP Spotlight Are Trump and Harris particularly Christian? That's not what most Americans would say HOLLY MEYER, PETER SMITH and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX Associated Press Sep 24, 2024 Sep 24, 2024 Updated Sep 23, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Vice President Kamala Harris is a Baptist who was influenced by religious traditions in her mother’s home country of India.kAmu@C>6C !C6D:56?E s@?2=5 %CF>A 8C6H FA 2 >2:?=:?6 !C6D3JE6C:2? 3FE 3682? :56?E:7J:?8 2D 2 ?@?56?@>:?2E:@?2= r9C:DE:2? ?62C E96 6?5 @7 9:D AC6D:56?4J]k^AmkAms6DA:E6 E92E[ 76H p>6C:42?D D66 E96 AC6D:56?E:2= 42?5:52E6D 2D A2CE:4F=2C=J r9C:DE:2?[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 ?6H DFCG6J 4@?5F4E65 $6AE] `a\`e 3J E96 pDD@4:2E65 !C6DD\}~#r r6?E6C 7@C !F3=:4 p772:CD] ~?=J `cT @7 &]$] 25F=ED D2J E96 H@C5 “r9C:DE:2?” 56D4C:36D w2CC:D @C %CF>A “6IEC6>6=J” @C “G6CJ” H6==]k^Am kAm$EC:<:?8=J[ E92E 2AA62CD E@ >2EE6C =:EE=6 E@ A2CE @7 %CF>AVD =@J2= 32D6i H9:E6 6G2?86=:42= !C@E6DE2?ED] p3@FE f :? `_ >6>36CD @7 E9:D 8C@FA G:6H 9:> 72G@C23=J] qFE @?=J 23@FE 92=7 D2J %CF>A 36DE C6AC6D6?ED E96:C 36=:67D — 2C@F?5 ` :? `_ D2J E9:D 23@FE w2CC:D[ 2?5 @?6\E9:C5 D2J ?6:E96C 42?5:52E6 C6AC6D6?ED E96:C C6=:8:@FD 36=:67D — 2?5 2C@F?5 a :? `_ D2J “r9C:DE:2?” 56D4C:36D 9:> 6IEC6>6=J @C G6CJ H6==]k^Am People are also reading… Franklin County sheriff's deputies often make immigration arrests for ICE Manhunt ends with fatal shooting of Henry County suspect Board approves carp comeback at Smith Mountain Lake to eat invasive hydrilla Franklin County wants to raise taxes. 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