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Karen Swallow Prior defies labels. She teaches English at Liberty University, under the leadership of Jerry Falwell Jr., one of President Trump’s staunchest supporters. But Prior herself is an outspoken never-Trumper who often calls out the president’s positions on immigration, women and race. She is solidly anti-abortion – and pro women’s rights. She’s a member of a Baptist church – but she organized a #MeToo protest within the Southern Baptist Convention. She believes the Bible – but she also believes much of what conservative Christianity believes about the Bible is wrong.

Thursday, for the next conversation in our 

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Conservative evangelicals are the group most likely to walk in lock-step with President Trump – a fact that dismays a vocal minority. Karen Swallow Prior counts herself in that group. It’s the next conversation in our Women of Faith series. 

Conservative evangelicals are the group most likely to walk in lock-step with President Trump - a fact that dismays a vocal minority. Karen Swallow Prior counts herself in that group. It's the next conversation in our Women of Faith series.

Women of Faith: Karen Swallow Prior on defying labels

Karen Swallow Prior is a professor of English at Liberty University.

Women of Faith: Karen Swallow Prior on defying labels

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