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Vance's comments were met with derision from left-leaning Christians on X. Apologist Randal Rauser wrote: "JD Vance is brazenly teaching a false gospel. The Christian concept is Love God and neighbour ...

Vice President J. D. Vance claims it’s a “Christian concept” that people are supposed to have a hierarchy of love, which places non-U.S. citizens at the very bottom. Vance has a unique religious ...