Narrowing the Religion Gap?

An interesting piece in last week's New York Times magazine about the odd political pole reversal in the 2008 race. That is, the Democratic frontrunners seem more "religious" than their Republican counterparts.

Try a quick political thought experiment. First, form a mental picture of the Democratic front-runners for president — Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Now do the same for the leading Republican contenders — John McCain and Rudy Giuliani. Next (and this is the key step), imagine each of them in church, sitting in a pew, head bowed, or better still, at the pulpit, delivering a homily or leading the congregation in worship.

Of course, the article doesn't mention Republican Mitt Romney, a devout Mormon, or Democrat Joe Biden, who doesn't seem very religious at all. But then again, those two aren't the leading 2008 contenders in their party.

Source: New York Times