I've gotten a number of answers to my question, but yours was the most convincing.
Many politicians feign conversions of sorts to get votes, so it's good to have multiple sources of people who have actually spoken with Newt and believe he is sincere.
As I said upthread, I have limited time to spend on politics, so I rely on good info here.
Thanks for providing it. :)
I have a lot of conservative Christian friends and family and this info will be valuable to have at the ready.
You are very welcome. :^)