In 2004 Evangelicals were credited with sweeping George W. Bush into his second term. But eight years later some are asking if the Religious Right's influence on American politics is over. For the last 30 years the Religious Right has been in lock step with the Republican party on issues like abortion and gay marriage. But last Tuesday multiple states affirmed same sex marriage for the first time by popular vote, and President Obama was reelected even though a record number of white evangelicals voted for Romney.

Daniel Darling believes many younger evangelicals, along with the rest of the country, is looking beyond just abortion and gay marriage. The failure of the GOP to address the wider concerns of religious people may explain their loss. He writes:

[W]hen it comes to the full range of issues evangelical churches are discussing, the GOP is really missing the boat. During the primary season, most of us were cringing at the statements being made by some of the candidates. I suspect they ...