Ridiculous.

How does one hear this sentence regarding how Tony Blair's decision to go to war will be judged:


"If you have faith about these things then you realize that judgment is made by other people. If you believe in God, it's made by God as well."

And then write this in The New York Times:

"Prime Minister Tony Blair has indicated that God influenced his deliberations when he committed British troops to fight alongside American forces in Iraq." via Michelle

This is the problem with so many in the press. They hear what they want to hear. They hear what their preconceived ideas are. More on this here.

There was a time when invoking God would not have brought such a controversy. It would have even been even expected of leaders. What does it say about our societies that a leader mentioning God brings such a reaction? (Unless your Bill Clinton, then they ignore you because they know you don't mean it)