Ok, end of snark - for now.

*Explanation: That’s what liberals say when challenged about obvious glaringly liberal bias in the MSM, they distract by saying, Oh, no, it’s a “corporate” bias, not a political one. FWIW, I don’t see any bias in his post. Other than in the content of the Leftists who are apparently spreading untruths about Rove’s religion.

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But Salon dealt — in a snarky manner — with the hole that the MSM stories ignored.

And what is my bias on this one, by the way? Just curious.

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On FoxNews Sunday, Karl Rove ended this discussion when he said “I’m a Christian. I go to church every Sunday. I’m an Episcopalian.” He said his past comments that he wishes he was a better believer, or as good of a believer as some others in the White House, may have led the media to twist his words into saying he is an agnostic, somehow.

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WOW. People really seem to be engaging with the content of the coverage, don’t you think?

Come on folks, read the MSM stories.

You were the one that brought up the Salon article, which is the only one that dealt with Rove’s personal faith (or lack thereof). I “engaged” with that content. I also read the MSM stories, which focused on Rove’s tactics. His unique contributions, like the way he used direct-mail, will likely be his lasting legacy. It, therefore, is appropriate for this to be the focus of the initial coverage of his resignation.

Again, I think that the religious hook should be how a Christian politician can justify employing a strategist who uses push-polls, slanderous whisper campaigns, the focus on winning 50% plus one, etc. (what you rightly call secular brass knuckle stuff) All of this might be legal, but it’s hardly ethical and it seems to me would bring up some problems for a religious politician. I’m not trying to bash Bush, and would have the same questions about any of the Democratic Presidential candidate who are Christians (Obama, Clinton, Edwards, etc.) if they hired someone who used Rove’s tactics. I don’t recall seeing any stories like that.
It seems that you think the religion hook is the way that Rove targeted conservative Christians (although you seem to be concerned that nobody is mentioning that Rove is an Episcopalian) That’s fine and I’m sure there could be an interesting story there, but I don’t know that it is unique to Rove and has been written about before.

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(Rove)isn’t a Christian, probably not even a theist.
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I think what he means is “He isn’t a theist, perhaps not even a Christian.”

Every person baptized with water in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost is a Christian. The subset of Christians who accept the assertion that a creator God exists are Deists. Those Christians who go further and assert that this God is revealed in words in books and speech are Theists. Among the Theists are Catholics and Protestants. “Catholics” includes Roman, Orthodox, Anglican and Coptic Christians. A minority of the world’s Theists are Protestants. Within that Protestant minority are Evangelicals. One element of Evangelicalism is American fundamentalism, theologically on its fringe.

With remarkable hubris, many fundamentalists avoid the label “fundamentalist” and shelter behind the term “Christian.” They are indeed Christians, being baptized, but do not represent Christianity in general.

In seeking to describe Karl Rove accurately, the point is to recognize him as whether or not he fits within one of those categories, which are defined by belief, not whether or not he is baptized and so is a Christian, a status which is defined not by belief but by a sacramental act.

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Come on folks, read the MSM stories.

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Link: HERE

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A nominal Christian and Episcopalian, Rove had little regard for the evangelical extremists who have become essential to the success of the modern Republican Party, even cracking the occasional joke about his own lack of faith.

I have certainly seen enough quotes, including from this interview of Christopher Hitchens, which makes me think this is more than just an editorial judgment.

Has anyone in the Bush administration confided in you about being an atheist?
Well, I don’t talk that much to them—maybe people think I do. I know something which is known to few but is not a secret. Karl Rove is not a believer, and he doesn’t shout it from the rooftops, but when asked, he answers quite honestly. I think the way he puts it is, “I’m not fortunate enough to be a person of faith.”

If Karl Rove really does answer this kind of question the way Hitchens claims, then it would seems that the journalists writing the Rove departure story are not asking him about his personal faith. Which is fine with me, but surprising because the media does seem to love pointing out supposed hypocrisy.

To me, the religion hook regarding Rove is to ask how a candidate, like Bush, squares his faith with employing a strategist who uses such unethical campaign tactics.

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