You know that an American presidential candidate is taking himself seriously, and is taken seriously, when he starts telling voters how much he loves Jesus, and how influenced he is by Jesus. Howard Dean, who never spoke about religion before, now would like you to know that he is, you guessed right, very close to God and would love to pray in the White House. Yes, let us now anticipate with great eagerness a presidential contest between two men each wanting to prove his piety.