In an interview recently, Christopher Hitchens, a writer of considerable ability, and an atheist, was asked:
Has anyone in the Bush administration confided in you about being an atheist?
His answer was:
Well, I don't talk that much to them - maybe people think I do. I know something which is known to few but is not a secret. Karl Rove is not a believer, and he doesn't shout it from the rooftops, but when asked, he answers quite honestly. I think the way he puts it is, "I'm not fortunate enough to be a person of faith."
We suspect that this revelation has tongues wagging in the editorial offices of Sojourners. Jim Wallis and his staff are perhaps thinking that that explains a lot about this administration.
RLC
