[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

See this doesn't make me mad. Yes it reveals some lack of knowledge, but it also shows he isn't hostile to faith in general. God will deal with him on misuses. In a politician it's hostility to faith I reject. Their hostilities should be directed toward our nation's enemies, foreign and domestic. Religious faith in the nation's citizens is a good thing and should not be treated as some sort of evil like many politicians do these days.

You are right, however, that everyone would be outraged if this were Huckabee. I remember in the 70's when many of my fellow Southern Baptists were all excited about Jimmy Carter being SB too. Of course that was perfectly okay with the media. Now it is a scandal if SBs are happy to have another SB candidate. Even Clinton tapped into that. So did Gore. Of course they didn't seem genuine and so it didn't work so well, but still... The problem people have is with GENUINE faith. So Guiliani offers words of wisdom without even meaning to. "Fear not, be strong and of good courage..."

[calcowgirl]

Yes it reveals some lack of knowledge, but it also shows he isn't hostile to faith in general.

To me it shows he will pander to them, something that I don't necessarily equate with a lack of hostility. The two are not mutually exclusive and Rudy has shown that he will use most anyone to advance himself personally, politically and professionally.