The religious right continues to court Republican candidates

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The religious right is one of the causes of the so-called "moral crisis" the Republicans talk about and that many of the candidates succumb to.

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2012 Republican hopefuls court religious right

By CHARLES BABINGTON, Associated Press – Sat Jun 4, 11:24 am ET

WASHINGTON – A gathering of religious conservatives drew nearly all the GOP presidential hopefuls to a single stage, a claim that a South Carolina debate and a well-publicized forum in New Hampshire couldn't make about their recent events.

The Faith and Freedom Coalition's two-day conference proved that the religious right still plays a major role in the nominating process, even if it's less organized than during the Christian Coalition's heyday and economic issues are dominating the early campaign.

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