Many say Bill Clinton basically fits this description. Gushee says we might place both Richard Nixon and Lyndon Johnson in this camp, too. Jimmy Carter is widely viewed as the best example of this combination. Gushee says that Abraham Lincoln is an example of someone who was both effective and a man of integrity. Further, Gushee says there is both a link and a distinction between private and public morality.
Character is revealed in every action.
In that sense, it is certainly possible to combine a stellar private morality with an unbiblical public morality - and vice versa. The press jumped all over Bush for his answer. While no one can get inside another person's soul, one can examine public acts for the fruit of repentance. These appear to be lacking. Thus, Gushee believes Christians of every political side need to be very shrewd in observing and discounting hypocritical shows of public Christianity.