The Rittenhouse Review

A Philadelphia Journal of Politics, Finance, Ethics, and Culture


Sunday, November 20, 2005  

GETTING IT WRONG AT THE INQUIRER AGAIN
He’s Not a Church-Going Man

The usually reliable Ron Hutcheson and Tim Johnson are off their game in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer. Their piece, “Praying at a Beijing Church, Bush Sends a Message,” begins:

President Bush was in church as usual today, but his routine act of worship carries special significance this week.

“As usual”? Sounds like this pair of reporters are badly misinformed about the president’s church-going habits, widely and well documented as being something far less than habitual.

The reporters write later on:

After services yesterday morning, several Christian faithful said they had had no idea Bush would attend services there. […]

Another worshiper, who identified herself only as Mrs. Cheng, was curious about the President’s religious beliefs. “Is Bush a Christian?” she asked.

Good question, Mrs. Cheng.

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