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Evangelical voters are divided over GOP candidates

The lapel of a congregant at Community Bible Church of Beaufort, S.C., where Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz made an appearance on Sunday.

The lapel of a congregant at Community Bible Church of Beaufort, S.C., where Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz made an appearance on Sunday.

  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Much in the way the GOP is torn between forces seeking a more inclusive party and those pushing politics further to the right, church leaders are struggling with how best to keep evangelicals united.

Candidates seek evangelical vote

Sen. Ted Cruz speaks to the congregation at Community Bible Church in Beaufort, S.C.

  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Candidates seek evangelical vote

The bulletin for a service at Community Bible Church in Beaufort, S.C., where Sen. Ted Cruz made an appearance on Sunday.

  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Candidates seek evangelical vote

Liberty University President Jerry Falwell, Jr., right, presents Donald Trump with a sports jersey after the Republican presidential candidate spoke at the Lynchburg, Va., university on Jan. 18.

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Candidates seek evangelical vote

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio greets voters during a campaign event in Rock Hill, S.C., on Monday.

  (Alex Wong / Getty Images)

Candidates seek evangelical vote

Congregants pray during a service officiated by Pastor Bill Monroe at the Florence Baptist Temple in Florence, S.C. The pastor’s sermon addressed government and the presidential race.

  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Candidates seek evangelical vote

At the Florence Baptist Temple in Florence, S.C., on Sunday, Pastor Bill Monroe delivers a sermon on the Bible, government and the current presidential candidates.

  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

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