Yes, Bernie Sanders is Jewish. But he has shown about as much devotion to organized religion as he has to the political establishment. In the unfolding drama of the battle for the White House, he is best cast among the chorus of the “nones” — that swelling 22% of the population who describe themselves as religiously unaffiliated.
While other Democrats have gotten religion in recent years, testifying to their faith in Jesus as savior and Lord and yoking their public policy views to biblical quotes, Bernie has largely stuck to the Jeffersonian line that religion is a private matter. Recently, however, he has been drawn out a bit.
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