President Donald Trump departs from the habits of his predecessors in many ways, but not in this one: In his Monday speech after the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, Trump used biblical language to comfort Americans trying to make sense of the tragedy.
“Scripture teaches us the Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit,” Trump said, quoting the book of Psalms. “We seek comfort in those words, for we know that God lives in the hearts of those who grieve.”
Recent reports have highlighted that the percentage of Americans who are Christian is declining: In 1990, the number of Christians in America was 86 percent, according to the American Religious Identification Survey.