Gallagher is Catholic, although he sometimes visits the Baptist church to which his wife and son belong. He has run hard as the candidate whose values line up with the religious right on abortion, gay marriage, stem-cell research, etc. Yet that has not been enough to make Gallagher competitive.
Crist -- a Methodist and a bachelor -- has taken more of a live-and-let-live approach on some issues. He would allow civil unions for gays, for example, and although he says he is pro-life, he wouldn't favor passing laws to challenge Roe v. Wade. He also told the Witness in his interview that he did not agree with Gov. Jeb Bush's decision to intervene in the Terri Schiavo case on the grounds "some decisions should be left to God and family, not government."
If he's a methodist, then I'm a hari krishna.
Campaign stuff to do today. Great find. FV