If you are talking to people who would like to see the United States become a theocracy then you make religion an issue - when it is not an issue! Trump is pandering to the religious right, and using the same old "circle the wagons" Christians are losing their religious freedoms, persecution strategy.
The evangelicals are always accusing the left of starting a war on something like "the war on Christmas" and now I guess it's just an all out war on "Christians"; but if you consider the fact that they reject climate change and evolution in the face of overwhelming scientific evidence, maybe it's time for a "war on stupid".
What they want is to see the United States
remade into a theocracy, even though they point their finger at the Middle East and rail out against their religious excesses, I mean most of them do, not the Jesus Camp group though.
Trump is not about the issues, he would much rather engage his opponent in a holier-than-thou debate. But frankly, I don't think he could win, remember "two Corinthians" instead of "Second Corinthians" during a speech at Liberty University.
Republican Party has been moving in the religious extremist and anti-intellectualism direction for many years. Instead of trying to rid themselves of this blight, John McCain chose the most unqualified Vice presidential candidate he could have picked, Sarah Palin and catapulted her to national prominence.
If you ask me, I think the republicans have a look on their face that says, "OMG what have we done"!
Well, that's all from me.