Progressive pastors call on Roy Moore to quit Senate race

Birmingham, Ala. • A leading figure among religious liberals says the candidacy of Roy Moore for U.S. Senate is a struggle for the “soul of the nation.”The remarks on Saturday by the Rev. William J. Barber come a day after a letter signed by dozens of progressive pastors in Alabama said Moore — dogged by recent allegations of inappropriate conduct toward teenage girls decades ago — is unfit to serve.Barber, former head of the North Carolina NAACP, spoke at an anti-Mo