I have no idea whether Rick Perry or Michelle Bachmann have a personal relationships with Jesus Christ. As a pastor, I hope for the best. But I would simply like to highlight the uniquely complex position they have put themselves in by making such explicit statements to that effect so early in their campaigns.
To put the matter bluntly: it will take no less than a miracle for these two to diverge from inherited wisdom, the insistence of their advisers, and the persistent darkness of the human heart, to actually treat one another like Christians during the campaign.
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