{"id":33081,"date":"2016-10-28T14:58:11","date_gmt":"2016-10-28T18:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/?p=33081"},"modified":"2016-10-28T14:58:11","modified_gmt":"2016-10-28T18:58:11","slug":"election-2016-candidates-religious-backgrounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/2016\/10\/28\/election-2016-candidates-religious-backgrounds\/33081\/","title":{"rendered":"Election 2016: Candidates\u2019 Religious Backgrounds"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hillary Clinton is a United Methodist. Donald Trump identifies himself as a Presbyterian. Tim Kaine is a Roman Catholic, and Mike Pence describes himself as \u201cChristian, conservative and Republican\u2014in that order.\u201d In this week\u2019s special election report, correspondent Kim Lawton examines the religious backgrounds of the major party candidates and how that influences their politics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

United Methodism, Roman Catholicism, evangelical Christianity, and \u201cthe power of positive thinking\u201d have all shaped the politics and personal stories of this year\u2019s candidates for national office. 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