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    Why Trump Continues to Forge An Unlikely Bond with Religious Conservatives

    It is not that conservative evangelicals think Trump is one of them but rather that they believe he is being used by God. As the Bible says, "By their fruits ye shall know them." (Matthew 7:20)
    by Ron Elving Dec 18, 2017 6 minutes
    President Trump has won over religious conservatives with promises of Supreme Court nominees, hard line support for Israel and a host of other items.

    A Senate election in Alabama. A Republican tax bill moving through Congress. Violent protests in the Middle East following U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

    What could these widely disparate matters have in common, besides heavy news coverage? It turns out that they all have enabled President Trump to send a message to one distinct and crucial category of his supporters.

    We are talking about white evangelical Protestants, especially the core of "born again" or "fundamentalist" believers among them. As voters, they went overwhelmingly for Trump in 2016 — more than 80 percent in the November election, according to exit polls — the highest degree of loyalty the group has ever shown a presidential candidate.

    These same voters are today disproportionately numerous within that shrinking fraction of Americans who still approve of Trump's performance in office (which is down to roughly a third in the Gallup and other polls).

    In return, these loyal backers should find

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