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The pastor who clashed with Palin

Baptist minister Howard Bess, who wrote a book Palin wanted banned and who fought her on abortion and gay rights, says the country should fear her election.
By David Talbot

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  • Tuesday, September 16, 2008 10:58 AM

    Which is the lesser evil....

    a genuine albeit zealous religious belief system that might effect one's conduct in elective office, or, the distinct possibility of blatant hypocrisy, evidenced by one's professing to adhere to a specific religious belief because it opportunistically aids and abets one's political ambitions?

    Answer: A "statistical tie" in that the first case scenario suggests weak minded simplicity while the second suggests strong minded duplicity.

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