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Howard Dean finds religion just as the campaign turns south.

"Christ was someone who sought out people who were disenfranchised, people who were left behind," [Dean] said. "He fought against self-righteousness of people who had everything. ... He was a person who set an extraordinary example that has lasted 2,000 years."

Now, I strongly believe that no one has direct access to God, that our limited minds cannot fully comprehend Him, that, as a result, every Christian's beliefs will differ, and that we should examine others' beliefs with an open mind and a willingness to learn. I also believe fighting for the disenfranchised is a morally worthy task. Having said that, I will also say this: If, during your first candid discussion about your faith, the most you can say of Jesus is that he lead a praiseworthy struggle for civil rights, you are missing an important part of his message. I'm no expert, but I'm pretty sure he was serious about that whole Son of God thing.

This kind of pandering will lose Dean more Christian votes than it will gain him. He'd be better off just keeping his mouth shut about it.
- posted by Tom Sawyer @ 12:35 PM