[Texas Eagle]

I really don't want to register with Washington.comPost just to read this story (besides, I don't want to start getting a bunch of homo-erotic spam and pop-ups).

Just give us a thumbnail of what the article says.

[whershey]

Well it'll give him a career after he loses the election and his next Senate election.

[Timeout]

It's hard to thumbnail it because it's so wierd. Like this...

From the pulpit to the pastures, Kerry is increasingly spreading a more spiritual message and visiting local churches, as he did the past two days in Ohio, to expound on the political lessons of the Bible's James and Saint Paul. In a weekend campaign swing through Ohio, Democrat John F. Kerry spoke at a Baptist church, above, and was a guest at a Catholic service.

"Through many dangers, toils and snares I have already come," Kerry intoned Sunday morning at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church. " 'Tis grace that brought me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home." He told the crowd of 1,500 he wasn't there to preach but went on to, well, preach about the Good Samaritan, the emptiness of a faith devoid of deeds and God's high calling to love one another -- before criticizing from the pulpit President Bush over Social Security and jobs.

It goes on to disclose how Kerry has "discovered" how important faith is to voters in the heartland. Doh!

[BJungNan]

Just give us a thumbnail of what the article says.

I can not give you the details of the article but I do have the inside scoop on the conversations at the Kedwards campaign that led to this focus on religion.

Kerry Staffer 1: Bush has really got this religion thing down. We need to develop this for John/John.

Kerry Staffer 2: JFK is Catholic. You would have thought that would have been enough. I mean, the association to the other JFK should have had this in the bag.

Kerry Staffer 1: I told you. Bush is good on this issue, errr, forget that and please don't tell anyone I said Bush is good. Bush has got this religion thing down.

Kerry staffer 2: So what do we do?

Kerry staffer 1: We have to make John/John look almost as religious as Bush. Not enough to turn our base. Just enough to ciphon off some votes from the independent religious types.

Kerry staffer 2: I would not have the slightest idea what thye should say. Religion, wow. That's a tough one.

Kerry staffer 1: For starters, what if you we have JE say something about healing the sick?