I don’t think either one is a fake Christian. Coulter may be doing the Jesus-dined-with-sinners-so-I-can-too thingy, but that doesn’t make her fake. Self-deluding, yes. Fake, no. Nor does Farah’s legitimate desire to avoiding compromising conservative messaging on social issues detract in any way from his Christianity. Quite to the contrary, it secures his credibility with those who see a close relationship between the so-called social issues and the root meaning of conservatism.
As for Obama’s constitutional eligibility, Coulter appears to have done only shallow research, and so should not be faulted, I suppose, for caving to the tide of popular media consensus. That, in itself, does not discredit her Christianity. Only her research skills.
However, what would do lasting damage is for there to be no attempt by either party, especially in light of the present crisis, to seek a genuine reconciliation of some sort. They don’t have to surrender their ideological commitments, but they should let go of hotly-worded accusations about each other’s spiritual commitments to that divine person they both claim to know and reverence.
“Coulter may be doing the Jesus-dined-with-sinners-so-I-can-too thingy,”
When Jesus dined with sinners, He spoke to them about the kingdom of God and righteousness.
If the homosexual group invited Ann to teach them the Bible, then yes, that would be doing what Jesus did. Otherwise, it’s not the same thing and should not be compared.