It is not simply a theological discussion. It is about basic human rights and he failed. The left always drags religion in when they are on the wrong side of human rights.
i have to highlight it one more time: we made a hero out of him when this discussion about his religion really got public scrutiny. taking this slip seriously will definitely backfire: in the context of this interview he complains about quick-and-dirty-assertions, that is: in their reaction they only need to refer to the rest of the interview - and we proved them (and the rest of the interview) right... this thread should be pulled...
moreover, I fear that this slip is as conscious as the pick of palin and a tricky trap (isn’t he smiling in a sleazy way after the ‘slip’), they wait for accusations and the reaction is not only prepared but published in the same source - what a crap!