My email bag is reminding me of the truly joyful thing about religio-political argumentation: viz. that we all get to feel like oppressed minorities!

• The Godless: “Nobody gets anywhere in U.S. politics unless he/she can at least convincingly fake religious belief. Where’s our candidate? No taxation without representation! …” etc. (Well, perhaps not quite nobody.)

• The Godly: “We are struggling pilgrims, trying to keep the light of Christian civilization alight in the darkness of secular society. To the catacombs! …” etc.

It’s great, isn’t it? – gives us all a chance to wallow in victimological angst for a bit, just like Democrats.

A thing I get asked a lot: Are there many irreligious conservatives? Oh yeah. Met a couple (not including Heather) at the Novak / Mac Donald bash last night. We exchanged the secret handshake.