I agree. It's sad really, in trying to distance himself from conservative Christians he stood up and slapped the very people who helped elect his father. And on top of that, I have read several speeches here the last couple of days where Ronald Reagan spoke very openly about his faith to Christian audiences. I wonder how Ron squares that with someone who uses religion to gain votes?
Ron is a very stupid man; he's a liberal and a non believer. He is delusional, as all liberals....thinking he'll see his Dad again without belief in Jesus Christ.
Michael on the other hand gets all of it and is actually his Dad's prize. The apple of his Dad's eyes. Michael never had a Mom that raised him as a believer or a conservative. Which is the responsibility of a good Mom. Michael has such respect for his Dad; he was smart enough to follow his principles.
Not to put Nancy down...but she did a lousy job raising her own kids....neither are believers or conservatives. Maybe Patti is smart enough to get it some day. I doubt it. Ron and Patti are spoiled rich kids. They are both a shame to their Dad.
How is he trying to distance himself from anyone, in talking about his father's sincere Faith?! He certainly was not trying to square his father's sincere Faith, with someone who uses religion to gain votes. The whole point was clearly to distinguish that Faith from the phoney show of poseurs.
It really boggles my mind, that anyone who respects Ronald Reagan, as most Conservatives certainly do, would want to try to pick apart his immediate family's shared reminiscences. It would be very interesting to explore the theology of he or she who feels justified in passing such judgments over a family's way of handling their grief!
Personally, I will pray for their comfort and spiritual peace.