[txrangerette]

Doubt they really do believe it; I figure even they aren't that stupid. More like a wish on their part, so they could point fingers at him and scream at his strongly religious supporters, "See, see, he's not really spiritual, he's just a fake." And it would make them feel superior if they could bring him down to their level. Because they hate him for what he is and what he has accomplished.

[ohioWfan]

It's kind of a circular hate, tx. They hate him because he's a good man, so they try to make up stupid stuff to make good people (who KNOW he's a good man, and respect him for it) hate him and think he's not a good man, and when it doesn't work, they hate him even more. And that in turn makes the good people like him even more in sympathy, which makes the DU'ers hate him worse.

They must be really sad people......