Republican U.S. presidential candidates (L-R) Governor John Kasich, former HP CEO Carly Fiorina, Senator Marco Rubio, Dr. Ben Carson, businessman Donald Trump, Senator Ted Cruz, former Governor Jeb Bush, Governor Chris Christie and Senator Rand Paul participate in the Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 15, 2015. Photo courtesy of REUTERS/Mike Blake
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
Democratic U.S. presidential candidates Senator Bernie Sanders (L), former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley bow their heads in a moment of silence for the recent attacks in Paris ahead of the second official 2016 U.S. Democratic presidential candidates debate in Des Moines, Iowa, on November 14, 2015. Phtoo courtesy of REUTERS/Jim Young
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
