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"Love thy neighbor" as a campaign slogan: Democratic pastors looking to wrest the Christian vote from Republicans

A handful of clerics are competing in elections in conservative strongholds such as Kansas and Texas with a policy based on faith and religious values.

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"Love thy neighbor" as a campaign slogan: Democratic pastors looking to wrest the Christian vote from Republicans

Adam Hamilton, Democratic candidate for the Senate in Kansas, carries a well-worn set of Gospels with him on the campaign trail. He is also the founder and pastor of the Church of the Resurrection, a large Unitarian Methodist church in the United States. Hamilton says that "faith is the story that defines my life" as he campaigns in the state ahead of next Tuesday's midterm elections.

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