Thursday, October 07, 2004

Is Marvin Olasky a JINO (Jerk in Name Only)?

On careful consideration I've determined that Marvin Olasky's commitment to being a jerk is deep and heart felt. I would like to submit, as exhibit a, today's article in which he calls into question John Kerry's religious worship.

Look at this well selected quote on John Kerry's religious belief.
How nominal is Kerry's Catholicism? Just look at his 1998 interview with American Windsurfer, the journal of a charming sport that has become a Kerry metaphor. The senator said: "I am a believer in the Supreme Being, in God. I believe without any question in this force that is so much larger and more powerful than anything human beings can conceivably define." Sounds more like "Star Wars" than Christ on the cross.
Yep, how embarrassing. When talking to an audience of Windsurfers John Kerry failed to demonstrate the theological eloquence of a Thomas Aquinas.

Rest assured, I'm sure Mr. Olasky spared no expense pouring over Mr. Kerry's public statements on his religious beliefs to find just the right one to cull from. Right for his purposes of being a jerk, that is. Of course it's entirely possible that the only time John Kerry has talked seriously about his religious beliefs is in one interview in 1998 with Windsurfer Magazine. Wierd; you would have thought that at some point or another John Kerry would have mentioned his religious beliefs. But no, apparently the only instance Mr. Olasky could find where he went on about religion was with Windsurfer magazine.

In the spirit of fairness I should note that there is one quote attributed to John Kerry, but the quote lacks a source. While it certainly seems of a piece with the other two quotes, it could well be from some third interview / article with, say, Catholicism today. But I doubt it.

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