It may not be front-and-center, but religion is taking on an ever-increasing role in this year's presidential campaign. In an effort to boost the prospects of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, the Democratic National Committee launched a website aimed at religious voters. The website, www.KerrySharesOurValues.com, includes information about ethical and moral issues -- including the hot-button topics of abortion and same-sex "marriage." President Bush's campaign has long considered evangelicals a significant part of his base and has attempted to keep them in the fold by signing the partial-birth abortion ban and supporting a constitutional marriage amendment. He spoke via satellite to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in June and is trying to boost the evangelical turnout from 2000, when several million evangelicals sat out the election. Polls show that Kerry is facing a religion gap. An Oct. 4 Pew Research Center Poll showed white evangelicals supporting Bush