Religion_Belief

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Mack Beggs, top, a transgender wrestler from Euless Trinity competes in a quarterfinal against Mya Engert of Amarillo Tascosa during the state wrestling tournament Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, in Cypress, Texas. Beggs was born a female and is transitioning to male but wrestles in the girls division. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via AP)

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Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition annual leadership meeting, Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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Vice President Mike Pence, left, takes the stage with his wife Karen Pence at the Republican Jewish Coalition annual leadership meeting, Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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A group of protesters rally outside the state Capitol, where Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan addressed a joint session of the Alaska Legislature on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, in Juneau, Alaska. Protesters held signs touching on a range of issues, including support for Planned Parenthood. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

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Protesters clash with police in Portland, Ore., on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. Thousands of demonstrators turned out Monday across the U.S. to challenge President Donald Trump in a Presidents Day protest dubbed "Not My President's Day." (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP)

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Radio host Glenn Host appears on CNN on Feb. 23, 2017, to talk about the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference. (CNN screenshot)

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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, FEB. 27, 2017 AT 1 A.M. EDT AND THEREAFTER-This 2016 image from video shows the entrance to the Word of Faith Fellowship church in Spindale, N.C. Newcomers to the Word of Faith Fellowship live by a list of strict rules for daily life, which sect leader Jane Whaley says God revealed to her, former members say. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz)

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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, FEB. 27, 2017 AT 1 A.M. EDT AND THEREAFTER-In this image made from video, Benjamin Cooper describes a 2012 beating in the "Lower Building" of the Word of Faith Fellowship compound in Spindale, N.C.. "I regret I didn't call the police... But it was such a common occurrence for those kinds of violent outbreaks," he said. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz)

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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, FEB. 27, 2017 AT 1 A.M. EDT AND THEREAFTER-In this 2012 provided by a former member of the church, Word of Faith Fellowship leader Jane Whaley, center, holds a baby with her husband, Sam, center right, and others during a ceremony in the church's compound in Spindale, N.C. When it comes to relationships, marriage and sex, Word of Faith Fellowship members must follow strict and unusual rules _ or risk severe punishment, former members say (AP Photo)

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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, FEB. 27, 2017 AT 1 A.M. EDT AND THEREAFTER-In this 2012 provided by a former member of the church, Word of Faith Fellowship leader Jane Whaley, center, holds a baby with others during a church ceremony in Spindale, N.C. From all over the world, they flocked to a tiny North Carolina town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, lured by promises of inner peace and eternal life. What many found instead: years of terror _ waged in the name of the Lord. (AP Photo)

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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, FEB. 27, 2017 AT 1 A.M. EDT AND THEREAFTER-This Oct. 26, 2015 image made from video shows Tim Cornelius in Shelby, N.C. Cornelius, who left the Word of Faith Fellowship in 2013 after more than 20 years in the church, said in the eyes of Word of Faith leaders, "The baby isn’t hungry or needs to be changed. The baby is crying because they’re possessed by a devil." (AP Photo/Alex Sanz)

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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, FEB. 27, 2017 AT 1 A.M. EDT AND THEREAFTER-In this Jan. 23, 2015 photo provided by Rachael Bryant, Word of Faith Fellowship leader Jane Whaley holds the newborn infant of one of her congregants in a hospital in Shelby, N.C. Word of Faith Fellowship has been scrutinized on numerous occasions by law enforcement, social services agencies and the news media since the early 1990s_ all without significant impact, mostly because followers refused to cooperate. (Rachael Bryant via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, FEB. 27, 2017 AT 1 A.M. EDT AND THEREAFTER-This Jan. 16, 2017 photo shows Danielle Cordes at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla. The 22-year-old business major had spent over 17 years inside the Word of Faith Fellowship church. "When you're young, you don't understand what's going on, why they're hitting you," said Cordes, who left in 2013. "You didn’t do anything wrong. You weren't causing trouble, but you think you're a bad person because they're beating you in the name of God." (AP Photo/Ron Irby)

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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, FEB. 27, 2017 AT 1 A.M. EDT AND THEREAFTER-In this 2014 photo provided by a former member of the church, Word of Faith Fellowship leader Jane Whaley holds the newborn baby of a congregant of her church in Spindale, N.C. Word of Faith Fellowship has been scrutinized on numerous occasions by law enforcement, social services agencies and the news media since the early 1990s_ all without significant impact, mostly because followers refused to cooperate. (AP Photo)

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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, FEB. 27, 2017 AT 1 A.M. EDT AND THEREAFTER-In this Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017 photo, John Cooper looks out of his home in Chapel Hill, N.C. Cooper says there is an urgent need for authorities to finally intervene in the Word of Faith Fellowship church in Spindale, N.C. "What’s going on now isn't right. What went on for my entire childhood wasn't right," he said. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, FEB. 27, 2017 AT 1 A.M. EDT AND THEREAFTER-In this 2012 provided by a former member of the church, Word of Faith Fellowship leader Jane Whaley, center, holds a baby, accompanied by her husband, Sam, center right, and others during a ceremony in the church's compound in Spindale, N.C. From all over the world, they flocked to this tiny town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, lured by promises of inner peace and eternal life. What many found instead: years of terror _ waged in the name of the Lord. (AP Photo)