Ted Cruz
Why Trump’s rise does not spell the end for the Christian right
By John Fea — April 29, 2016
(RNS) The beliefs of the conservative evangelicals who support Cruz and the conservative evangelicals who support Trump are really two sides of the same coin.
Where have all the grown-ups gone?
By David P. Gushee — April 26, 2016
About the scary decline of all major American institutions.
Cruz snubs Muslim advocacy groups
By Lauren Markoe — April 18, 2016
WASHINGTON (RNS) Muslim groups say Sen. Ted Cruz and his Capitol Hill staff refused to see them during an annual lobbying day
Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders and the pure ideologue
By David P. Gushee — April 18, 2016
When will this hardline fever break so our politics can deal with the world’s real complexities?
‘God’s not Dead 2’ and ‘Miracles from Heaven’ blessed with ticket sales
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — April 4, 2016
(RNS) A media analyst called the "Miracles from Heaven" success a testament to a “loyal and passionate” faith-based audience.
Ted Cruz hosts ‘God’s Not Dead 2’ showing at Wisconsin campaign stop
By USA Today Network — April 3, 2016
Religious liberty, as defined by conservative Christians in the film, was highlighted in the candidate's a brief speech before he watched the show.
Anti-Muslim campaign rhetoric endangers US, says secretary of Homeland Security
By Reuters — March 30, 2016
Secretary Jeh Johnson said when Donald Trump and Ted Cruz single out Muslims it hampers the efforts to build ties needed to thwart possible attacks.
Conservative Catholics endorse Ted Cruz as Trump alternative
By David Gibson — March 19, 2016
(RNS) Among them is a priest from South Carolina who may be skirting the edges of his own church's policies against clerics becoming involved in politics.
‘The ‘Splainer: Making sense of exit polls
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — March 10, 2016
(RNS) These polls have given us "Trumpvangelicals," true believers for Ted Cruz and confusion over Democrats and the God vote. Let us 'splain.
Trump wins big among nominal evangelicals, less so among most devout
By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 2, 2016
(RNS) Self-identification as an evangelical is "a broad brush" in Southern states, where most people identify as Christian, says one pollster.
Clinton takes Nevada; Trump conquers South Carolina and Bush drops out
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — February 20, 2016
(RNS) S.C. evangelicals divided votes among tough-on-terror Trump, son-of-a-pastor Cruz, and Catholic Rubio. Race and ethnicity mattered more in Nevada.
What do South Carolina, Nevada primary candidates believe? Check RNS’ 5 Faith Facts series
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — February 4, 2016
(RNS) These states are very different than deeply evangelical Iowa or New Hampshire where nones outnumbered Conservative Christians.
Ted Cruz’s campaign is fueled by a dominionist vision for America (COMMENTARY)
By John Fea — February 4, 2016
(RNS) When Cruz says he wants to “restore” America, he does not only have the Obama administration in mind. He wants to “restore” the U.S. to what he believes is its original identity: a Christian nation.
Ted Cruz, you might want to listen to evangelicals on climate change (COMMENTARY)
By Aaron Daniel Taylor — February 2, 2016
(RNS) Let's hope evangelicals can convince the presidential candidate of the error of his ways.
Iowans prove me right (COMMENTARY)
By Mark Silk — February 2, 2016
(RNS) I said the key to Cruz’s victory would be white evangelicals, and that was totally the case, thanks to an even YUGER than usual turnout of those folks.
