School, college and other closings for Monday

MPR News helps you turn down the noise and build shared understanding. Turn up your support for this public resource and keep trusted journalism accessible to all. 

Turn Up Your Support

 Thursday regarding the Republican presidential contender's religion.

The pope said Trump is "not Christian" for having said he wants to build a wall on the Mexican border.

It took just minutes for Trump to fire back: "For a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful," said Trump, a Presbyterian, at a South Carolina campaign stop. "I am proud to be a Christian and as president I will not allow Christianity to be consistently attacked and weakened."

Many presidential hopefuls invoke religion in selling themselves to voters, and the data show that could certainly pay off.

 conducted last month found that 51 percent of U.S. adults would be less likely to support a presidential candidate who doesn't believe in God. Two-thirds of Republicans say it's important for the president to share the same religious beliefs, Pew found.

But that survey was nationwide. We don't exactly know what Minnesota thinks this campaign.

Today's Question: How does a candidate's religion affect your vote?

Minnesota News

Today's Question Blog

Cody Nelson

Author

Many presidential hopefuls will invoke religion in selling themselves to voters, and the data show that could certainly pay off.

How does a candidate’s religion affect your vote?

Go Deeper.

Like this?

News you can use in your inbox