Newt Gingrich goes from "Radical Islamist Atheists" to "Fanatic Secular Pagans"

[ck4829]

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich condemned the growth of American secularism in harsh terms Wednesday at a Catholic prayer breakfast in Washington.

It's a pet topic for Gingrich, who converted to Catholicism two years ago. His 2006 book "Rediscovering God in America" opened with the blistering line: "There is no attack on American life more destructive and more historically dishonest than the secular Left's relentless effort to drive God out of America's public square."

Gingrich, who is expected to formally announce a 2012 presidential bid in the coming weeks, drilled down on that theme at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast.

"Callista and I have two grandchildren," he explained. "The more I thought about the culture they are surrounded by and the direction of that culture's evolution, the more troubled I became. The more I looked at this historic phenomenon, the more I had to come to grips with my own beliefs and my own tolerance of the increasingly aggressive secularization of our country."

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/27/gingrich-blasts-secular-fanaticism-at-prayer-breakfast/

[Azathoth]

1. The guy switches boogeymen almost as fast as he does wives n/t

[Skidmore]

2. Newtie, I'm more troubled by the idea that a rabid right wing ideologue

like you procreated. Ewwwww. Just....eeewwwwww.

[ReggieVeggie]

3. How is an atheist an islamist?

More importantly, why is Newt allowed out of the hospital?

[tanyev]

4. God forbid those grandchildren grow up to marry atheist spouses who dump them when seriously ill.

For example.

[hobbit709]

5. Hey Newt, can you explain the Church's stance on divorce?

And exactly how it does or does not apply in your case?

Before you say anything about other beliefs explain the the dichotomy of yours or STFU.

[Enthusiast]

6. Hey Newtie, how about your own adultery?

Newt is another typical Reich Wing hypocritical asshole. If, by some twist of fate, he wins the Republican nomination he is going to have to be called out on his infidelity and contributing to the very culture his condemns.

[MatthewStLouis]

7. He is such an arse. What a faker. He is as religious as my big toe...

He probably picked Catholicism because of the wedge issue of abortion. That and I bet he couldn't stomach the fundamentalist Jeezus crowd that Bush was kowtowing to. I do wish God would strike down the evil "Christian Right".

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

8. She's A Witch! Burn Her!

She turned me into a Newt!

[Odin2005]

9. "Fanatic Secular Pagans"" The Newt doesn't know the difference between Humanists and Wiccans?

[sinkingfeeling]

10. I don't care what boogey men Newt 'fears'.