With competition intense among GOP presidential candidates for the huge swath of evangelical primary voters, a second contender this month has brought on an adviser to do Christian outreach.

Ben Carson on Wednesday will announce the appointment of Johnnie Moore, a popular writer, activist for Middle Eastern Christians and former Liberty University campus chaplain. At Liberty, Moore ran massive weekly convocations where notables — including Carson in 2012 — came to speak. With Moore, Carson will gain entree to many of evangelicalism’s biggest names at a time when polls show he faces stiff competition in Iowa.

Read the article “Why GOP Candidates Are Snatching Up Faith Advisers” on washingtonpost.com.