"Everyone knows he’s conservative and has come out strongly for the things that the pro-family movement stands for,” Dobson – considered the most politically powerful evangelical figure in the U.S. – said in a phone call to Dan Gilgoff, senior editor at U.S. News & World Report. "[But] I don’t think he’s a Christian. At least that’s my impression.” Thompson’s spokesman Mark Corallo took issue with the statement. "Thompson is indeed a Christian,” he said. "He was baptized into the Church of Christ.”
Focus on Family spokesman Gary Schneeberger sought to clarify Dobson’s statement, telling Gilgoff that while Dobson didn’t believe Thompson belonged to a non-Christian faith, he "has never known Thompson to be a committed Christian – someone who openly talks about his faith.
Dobson said he didn't think Thompson was a Christian not that he wasn't a Christian. He couldn't remember Fred Thompson openly talk about his faith. Had he heard Thompson say anything faithwise, I am sure Dobson wouldn't have made the statement.
Dobson's work is made easier with men and women of strong faith in positions of leadership. I sure can't fault him for being quite discerning as to who he is willing to support.