Vote for Common Good (VCG) and The Lincoln Project are seeking to push Joe Biden, a professing Roman Catholic, as an religious alternative for evangelical voters, many of whom are slated to vote for President Trump in the upcoming 2020 presidential election.

According to POLITICO, both groups officially formed a partnership on Wednesday as a means to capitalize on religious voters who dislike Trump or are unhappy with his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the black lives matter protests.

The Lincoln Project is a political action committee that is composed of Republicans and ex-Republicans that seek to prevent Trump from winning re-election. The group was co-founded by George Conway, the husband of Trump counselor Kellyanne Conway.

“If there was ever a time when Republicans, especially people of faith can be moved, it’s probably now,” said Sarah Lenti, executive director at the Lincoln Project. “This is about doing the right thing for our country and that goes back to embracing Biblical principles, such as loving and caring for each other.”

All throughout Trump’s first term, many white evangelicals have expressed unwavering support for the President. But recently, many of Trump’s Protestant and Catholic advocates are turning away from the president due to his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

One other time prominent conservatives…

Television commentator and former NFL coach Tony Dungy is defending NBA players and other professional athletes who stand for the national anthem – as well as those who opt to kneel.

Dungy, in a series of tweets over the weekend, discussed the decision by Jonathan Isaac of the NBA’s Orlando Magic to stand during the anthem. Up until that moment, every player in the league had kneeled.

Isaac defended his decision by referencing his Christian faith, saying “Jesus is the answer” to America’s problems.

“We’ve said people should be able to exercise their right to kneel during the National Anthem and we should listen & hear their reasons why,” tweeted Dungy, who was the first black head coach to win a Super Bowl. “When Jonathan Isaac chooses to stand we should do the same. He explained his reasons very clearly — he wants to stand in prayer. I say Amen!”

We’ve said people should be able to exercise their right to kneel during the National Anthem and we should listen & hear their reasons why. When Jonathan Isaac chooses to stand we should do the same. He explained his reasons very clearly-he wants to stand in prayer. I say Amen!🙏🏽 https://t.co/lu0JZR0SYh

— Tony Dungy (@TonyDungy) July 31, 2020

Dungy then responded to several Twitter followers who either objected to his statement or had questions.

To one person who said Isaac should have kneeled,…

Jerry Falwell, Jr., the President of Liberty University, has apologized for posting an odd photo to his Instagram account.

Over the weekend, Falwell posted and quickly deleted a photo of himself standing next to a woman, identified by The Christian Post as his wife’s assistant, with both of their pants unzipped and their stomachs out. The photo, which was reportedly taken at a Trailer Park Boys themed costume party hosted by the Falwells, caused many to criticize the Christian university president.

On Wednesday, in an interview on WLNI’s MorningLine, Falwell provided some context to the photo while also noting that he has apologized to all who were personally affected by the photo.

Talking about the woman standing next to him in the photo, Falwell told MorningLine, “She’s pregnant, so she couldn’t get her pants zipped. I had on a pair of jeans I haven’t worn in a long time, so I couldn’t get mine zipped up, either. And so, I just put my belly out like hers.”

“I should never have put it up” and “embarrassed her,” he added, noting that he has “apologized to everybody” involved.

The photo of Falwell went viral after Robert Downen, a faith and religion writer for the Houston Chronicle, shared a screenshot of the photo to his Twitter account. Dow captioned the photo, “Wut is happening.”

wut is happening pic.twitter.com/8iEOr9EeRQ

— Robert Downen…