Am I the only one who thinks it's a little odd that the two candidates that seem to be the most focused on the evangelical vote, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum, are not evangelicals? Once upon a time, a Roman Catholic had about as much chance of getting an evangelical Christian's vote as an atheist does today. Remember the controversy around the election of John Kennedy because of his Catholicism?
During a recent appearance on Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network, Newt Gingrich explained why he thinks he's getting more popular among evangelical voters despite being a Catholic, a serial adulterer, and divorced. It's because he more than any other candidate understands that there is a "war on religion" out there and he's willing to do battle on evangelicals' behalf.
Newt Gingrich: There is a War on Religion originally appeared on About.com Agnosticism / Atheism on Sunday, January 29th, 2012 at 12:00:17.
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