Republican U.S. presidential candidates (L-R) Dr. Ben Carson, Senator Ted Cruz and Senator Marco Rubio discuss an issue during the debate held by Fox News for the top 2016 U.S. Republican presidential candidates in Des Moines, Iowa January 28, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Young.
(RNS) Marco Rubio is not the Savior, in case you were wondering.
And, yes, that came up at Thursday night’s Fox News-Google Republican primary debate in Iowa. That’s because 60 percent of Iowa’s likely Republican caucus voters are evangelicals, and candidates were doing all they could to court them in the Hawkeye State.
Here’s what the candidates had to say about Islamic extremism, religious liberty and more in a debate rich with religious references.
