Bernie Sanders is Jewish. He also might be the most Christian candidate in the 2016 race.

The senator from Vermont seems to follow Jesus' teachings on the poor more than his Christian rivals

Bernie Sanders at the Faith Leaders Prayer Breakfast
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Bernie Sanders, who calls himself a "not particularly religious" Jew, is the only major candidate running for president who isn't a Christian. But in many ways, Sanders is the most Christian candidate in the race.

Of course, I don't mean that Sanders subscribes to Christian ideas about faith and salvation, or even believes that Jesus of Nazareth was anything more than a famous itinerant preacher. In that sense, he is clearly less Christian than any of his rivals. Hillary Clinton is a Methodist, Donald Trump a Presbyterian, and John Kasich an American Anglican who grew up Catholic. Ted Cruz is a Southern Baptist.

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.