Takes from the Iowa Faith and Freedom Confab

Washington Post: "In speeches woven with spiritual references, the candidates spoke of reversing abortion rights and defending traditional marriage, and they cast the 2012 election as one that would determine whether the nation’s very freedom endures."

New York Times: "Gov. Rick Perry of Texas sought to win over social conservative voters in Iowa on Saturday night as he drew a distinction between his opposition to abortion with the views of his leading Republican rivals.”

AP: "A half-dozen GOP contenders sought Saturday to sharpen their Christian conservative credentials, and at times allay doubts, in an effort to gain any edge with this influential group before the state's Jan. 3 caucuses."