The Pre-Iowa Religious Revival

In the final days before the Iowa caucuses, the religious background of the presidential candidatesâ??as well as the spiritual attitudes of votersâ??is getting some unexpected attention. On the Democratic side, Bernie Sanders was the subject of a Washington Post profile that pronounced, â??as his bid for the White House gains momentum, he has the chance to make history. Not just as the first Jewish presidentâ??but as one of the few modern presidents to present himself as not religious.â? (The reaction of National Catholic Reporterâ??s Michael Sean Winters: â??Democratic Party campaign consultants may not see that this is a problem, but that tells you all you need to know about the myopia of Democratic Party consultants.â?)