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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Rev. Franklin Graham is urging Christians in South Carolina to pray before they vote in the nation's next presidential primary.
As voters cast ballots in New Hampshire Tuesday, Graham held a prayer rally with an estimated 7,000 Christians outside South Carolina's Capitol building. He urged them to confess their personal sins, the sins of their slave-holding ancestors and the sins of the nation, which he said include same-sex marriage and abortion.
Turning to electoral politics, Graham noted that South Carolina is about to be "inundated and invaded" by presidential candidates seeking support in this month's Republican and Democratic primaries.
Graham didn't endorse anyone, but urged the crowd to "vote for candidates that stand for biblical truth and biblical principles, and are willing to live them."
He also urged Christians to consider running for office themselves.
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