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By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged

OKLAHOMA CITY — Jackson Lahmeyer and Frederick D. Haynes III couldn’t be any more different politically.

Lahmeyer, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is a “MAGA Warrior” who founded Pastors for Trump. Lahmeyer supports President Donald Trump’s approach to immigration enforcement and his handling of the Iran war.

Haynes, who lives in Dallas, calls Trump “a corrupt bully in the White House.” Haynes favors the abolition of ICE — aka U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — and opposes military intervention in Iran.

Lahmeyer, a 34-year-old millennial, is a White Republican. 

Haynes, a 65-year-old baby boomer, is a Black Democrat.

But here’s what Lahmeyer and Haynes have in common: Both are pastors. Both are running for Congress. And both could win in November.

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This column appears in the online magazine Religion Unplugged.

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