For decades, religious Americans have been the core of American conservatism. Every cycle, they faithfully turn out to the polls, understanding their civic duty in terms of Christian responsibility. But in return, the GOP too often steamrolls them.

Party elites hollow out the towns and neighborhoods of ordinary Americans with policies that serve Wall Street. Supposedly “rock-solid” Supreme Court picks do their best to drive faith out of the public square. And on Capitol Hill, religious concerns are relegated to the backwater of “values” issues, as if policymaking is somehow value-free.

At the end of the day, the GOP consultant class is simply embarrassed by the fact that so much of their base actually believes in God. …