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...Good-Faith Effort? As an ardent reader and fan of your publication, I am finding it hard, even 24 hours later, to close my jaw after reading your story on Tony Blair's faith [June 9]. How dare Michael Elliott refer to "the chattering classes of London'' who think of Blair as smug. I think you'll find this is a common view, echoed from Lands End to John o'Groats, and with very good reason. Blair's ideas detailed in this article bear little difference from much of his work as British Prime Minister; hollow, disingenuous and designed...
...conveniently waiting until after he stepped down as Prime Minister to embrace Roman Catholicism, Blair demonstrated that his political career was more important to him than his faith. Frédéric Renard, Brussels...
...conveniently waiting until after he stepped down as Prime Minister to embrace Roman Catholicism, Blair demonstrated that his political career was more important to him than his faith. Frédéric Renard, BRUSSELS...
...When I saw the front page this week proclaiming "The Faith of Tony Blair" I thought someone had finally found a WMD. In fact he has now moved on to religion. I would much prefer our leaders to rely on science and logic rather than faith, it is less dangerous. Merv Thompson, SCARBOROUGH, ENGLAND...
...your statement about Blair being "curiously reticent in talking about his own faith ... characteristic of British politicians, not American ones": American politicians who loudly tout their faith are usually touting membership in one of the Christian sects, and rarely Judaism (and even more rarely Islam). The political climate in the U.S. makes it useful to boast about one's belief in Jesus and the Christian God, and political suicide to mention any faith that is focused in a different direction. Can you imagine a candidate for President glowingly referring to an uplifting feeling at a full-moon ritual or celebration...