Will America's Pastors Stand With Rand?
In 2012, 57 percent of Iowa's Republican caucus-goers identified themselves as Evangelical or born-again Christians. Needless to say, a candidate who wants to do well in the upcoming Iowa Caucuses in February will have to court Evangelicals. It's simple math.
U.S. Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky., has a greater ability to reach Evangelicals than his father, former Congressman Ron Paul, R-Texas, did in 2012, and he is reaching out.
In March at a small prayer breakfast with pastors in Washington, D.C., Paul said that America needs a spiritual revival.
"The First Amendment says keep government out of religion. It doesn't say keep religion out of government," Paul told the group of 50 pastors. "We're the most disconnected city on the planet from the people, so don't have a lot of faith in what's going on up here."
