What does Donald Trump believe? Ted Cruz? Hillary Clinton? The RNS series, 5 Faith Facts, offers the religious background for the leading candidates for each party’s nomination for the 2016 presidential election. Find them here, in alphabetical order.
REPUBLICANS
Ben Carson: 5 faith facts about Ben Carson: retired neurosurgeon, Seventh-day Adventist
Gov. Chris Christie: 5 faith facts about Chris Christie: Cradle Catholic and member of the Church of Bruce
Sen. Ted Cruz: 5 faith facts about Sen. Ted Cruz: It’s all about God’s work
Former Gov. Jeb Bush: 5 faith facts about Jeb Bush: Catholicism ‘resonated with me’
Carly Fiorina: 5 faith facts about Carly Fiorina: ‘What you make of yourself is your gift to God’
Gov. John Kasich: 5 faith facts about Gov. John Kasich: ‘God is with me wherever I happen to be’
Sen. Rand Paul: Five faith facts about Rand Paul: ‘My faith has never been easy for me’
Sen. Marco Rubio: 5 faith facts about Marco Rubio: ‘Once a Catholic always a Catholic’
Donald Trump: 5 faith facts about Donald Trump: a Presbyterian who collects Bibles
DEMOCRATS
Former Sect. of State Hillary Clinton: 5 faith facts about Hillary Clinton: social gospel Methodist to the core
Former Gov. Martin O’Malley: 5 faith facts about Martin O’Malley: ‘A Pope Francis Democrat’
Sen. Bernie Sanders: 5 faith facts about Bernie Sanders: unabashedly irreligious