Donald Trump and the Bible

The race to be the Republican presidential nominee has had a distinctively Christian, and, indeed, Evangelical, feel this time around. Among the front runners, Ted Cruz announced his bid for the presidency at a Christian university and recently earned endorsements from a number of significant Evangelical leaders. Ben Carson's Christian identity has been central to his campaign, even if the public has needed some explanation regarding the particular strand of Christianity of which he is a part. Carson has not been shy about invoking the Bible: his tax plan is based on the biblical notion of tithing, he has compared himself to the biblical Noah, and recently, in what was presumably an attempt to emphasize the Christian aspects of the holiday, he tweeted a verse from the Gospel of Luke's story of Jesus' birth without comment.