article_snippet.sent: Evangelicals make up a large segment of Iowa's Republican voter bloc.
article_snippet.sent: According to a Des Moines Register/Bloomberg Politics poll from January, 44% of likely 2016 Republican caucus-goers said 44% of likely 2016 Republican caucus-goers were born-again or evangelical Christians.
article_snippet.sent: Republican 2016 hopefuls back Indiana's 'religious freedom' law .
article_snippet.sent: Republican 2016 hopefuls back Indiana's 'religious freedom' law's more than comfortable talking about Republican 2016 hopefuls back
article_snippet.sent: Indiana's 'religious freedom' law own faith and telling the story of how Republican 2016 hopefuls back Indiana's 'religious freedom' law father became a Christian and a pastor.
article_snippet.sent: And Cruz's Iowa director, Bryan English, is a former pastor.
article_snippet.sent: Later in April, voters in Iowa will see the bulk of the GOP field tackle these issues when voters in Iowa take the stage at an event hosted by the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition.
article_snippet.sent: Jeb Bush, while not popular among conservative activists, was known for Jeb Bush staunch anti-abortion record as Florida governor and touts Jeb Bush Catholic faith as a big force behind Jeb Bush policy views.
article_snippet.sent: Scott Walker is the son of a pastor.
article_snippet.sent: And other likely candidates -- from Marco Rubio to Rick Perry to Rand Paul -- have made serious efforts to court the religious right.