Michael Wear wants to build a better relationship between faith groups and politicians because he's experienced the frustrations of the status quo.
In his four years at the White House, he saw high-level staffers mischaracterize religious convictions and clergy members reject compromise in favor of personal political gain. He was frustrated by how the White House handled religious accommodations to the Affordable Care Act and the way President Barack Obama sometimes used his faith to justify contentious policies.
The experience left him lost and disheartened, but he says it also gave him the tools to fight for better outcomes.
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