Since he was trying to separate faith from political discussion, it was the correct response.
I'm sure that KDD is capable of defending himself, but - where exactly did he "try" to separate faith from political discussion? All he said was that only the words printed in red in the New Testament had validity for him (sorry if I'm incorrectly paraphrasing, KDD!).
That's like my saying (as a good Lutheran) that I don't accept the Apocrypha. Or if a Jew said that he didn't accept the New Testament.
Where did KDD imply anything about not involving religious faith in political discussion?
Regards,