WASHINGTON (AP) — A gathering of religious conservatives drew nearly all the Republican 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 Republican nominating process, even if it's less organized than during the Christian Coalition's heyday and economic issues are dominating the early campaign.
The gathering was a tryout for candidates hoping to fill a void left by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a Southern Baptist minister who won the 2008 Iowa …
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