Largest Evangelical Turnout in History Helps Donald Trump; Colleges Try to Comfort Students Upset by Trump Victory...

Largest Evangelical Turnout in History Helps Donald Trump Defeat Pro-Abortion Hillary Clinton    ...An ABC/Washington Post poll in October found that while 55 percent of the public overall held an unfavorable opinion of Clinton, displeasure grew to 70 percent among white evangelicals.

A CNN exit poll of voters based on religious affiliation found that white evangelicals and Mormons backed Trump in large numbers on Tuesday. According to the poll, 81 percent of white evangelicals and 61 percent of Mormons voted for Trump.

Christianity Today reports Clinton’s campaign largely neglected evangelical voters, while Trump spent a lot of time reaching out to the voting block...

Trump's win could have large repercussions on issues relating to abortion and religious freedom A Trump win has a massive impact on issues relating to abortion and religious freedom. Here are five immediate impacts...

Colleges Try to Comfort Students Upset by Trump Victory-play-doh, "cry-in", coloring books Dozens of students at Cornell University gathered on a major campus thoroughfare for a “cry-in” to mourn the results of the 2016 presidential election Wednesday, with school staff providing tissues and hot chocolate.

At Tufts University, arts and crafts were on offer. And the University of Kansas reminded students via social media of the therapy dogs available for comfort every other Wednesday.

Colleges nationwide scrambled to help students process Republican Donald Trump’s stunning election victory. They’re acknowledging that many students were up late watching results and so may not be at their sharpest in early-morning lectures. More so, they’re responding to a widespread sense of shock and despair on campuses to the victory of a candidate who offended Mexicans, Gold Star mothers, Muslims and the disabled during the course of the campaign...

Newsweek recalls 125,000 copies of its souvenir Madam President issue ...Although Topix Media had also prepared a Donald Trump version it thought it was safe to dispatch only the version detailing “Hillary Clinton's historic journey to the White House”, as the cover put it.

“Like everybody else, we got it wrong,” Tony Romando, chief executive of Topix Media, told The New York Post.

The edition appeared on shelves on Tuesday but was hastily withdrawn... image

 Facebook, Twitter Reap Pros and Cons of Users’ Election Engagement The 2016 presidential contest was the first real social-media election. Given the race’s often toxic and divisive rhetoric, it was a mixed blessing for the two giants of the industry.

Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. were central in shaping voters’ perceptions of the U.S. political climate and the two presidential candidates, Republican Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. One in five social-media users modified their views about a political or social issue because of a social-media post, according to a Pew Research survey published last month.

Mr. Trump, in particular, used Twitter as a primary means of communicating with supporters in a way no candidate has before, and to bypass traditional news outlets that he often accused of conspiring against his candidacy...

Video: Black Mob Viciously Beats White Trump Voter ...The clip shows the thugs repeatedly screaming, “you voted Donald Trump” as they assault the victim from every angle while others steal his belongings.

“You voted Trump,” the mob screams, “You gonna pay for that sh*t.”

Another woman shouts “beat his ass,” while another man is heard laughing before remarking, “Don’t vote Trump.”...

Crucifixions and vice patrols show Islamic State maintains Mosul grip    Islamic State militants fighting to hold on to their Mosul stronghold have killed at least 20 people in the last two days for passing information to "the enemy" and are back on the city streets policing the length of men's beards, residents say.

Five crucified bodies were put on display at a road junction on Tuesday, a clear message to the city's remaining 1.5 million residents that the ultra-hardline Islamists are still in charge, despite losing territory to the east of the city.

Others were seen hanging from electricity poles and traffic signals around the city, residents said on Wednesday...