Republicans honor Billy Graham at Capitol Rotunda
WASHINGTON - A casket bearing the body of Billy Graham lay in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Wednesday, but it signaled more than the death of a religious leader who had befriended and counseled presidents for decades.
It also marked two historic passages: the political activism by white evangelicals that has redefined the Republican Party, and the threat to that power as their numbers ebb in a changing America.
More than ever, the Republican Party today is the party of white evangelical Christians. They make up the largest component of Republican membership by
