After linking Columbine to the culture of abortion and the teaching of evolution, Mr. DeLay went to a rally of ministers waving Bibles Wednesday and blamed separation of church and state for the tragedy. Odd remark for the House whip. The season of sanctimony isn't confined to the legislative branch. You'd think W. would be aware of the perils of religiosity after he had to spend all that time clarifying his 1993 comment that people who do not accept Jesus Christ as a personal Saviour cannot go to Heaven. Without values of conscience, our political life degenerates.
Faith is an intensely personal matter.
It should not be treated as a credential or reduced to a sound bite. Congress and the White House. Thou shalt not pander.