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Belarus authoritarian leader welcomes US evangelist Franklin Graham to hold massive gathering (apnews.com)

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Belarus’ authoritarian leader on Friday greeted U.S. Rev. Franklin Graham, who arrived in the tightly controlled country to hold the largest evangelical Christian gathering in its history.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko asked Graham to convey warm greetings to Donald Trump and tell him that he has “reliable friends and supporters in Belarus.”

Since Trump returned to the White House, Lukashenko has released hundreds of political prisoners as part of U.S.-brokered deals that lifted some U.S. sanctions, part of the isolated leader’s efforts to improve ties with the West.

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[–] derry@midwest.social 3 points 2 months ago

Religion is the opiate of the masses. Or something like that. He probably read what happened when the Republican party in the US welcomed the moral majority into its party. Spoiler: they started the US down the path it's now on