What Did Jesus Do?

Two things surprise me about the Democratic Left’s public response to their bitter election disappointment—and the shattering of their illusions. The first is how little they know about Christians and Christian faith; the second is the ugly stereotypes that govern their descriptions of Christians.

At the same time, two things please me. First, they are repeating the same mistakes they made before the election, virtually guaranteeing themselves still more shattered illusions: second, they are verifying that voters were not mistaken about the Lett’s distorted moral vision, a vision they try to force on us. The redoubtable Michael Kinsley, for instance, has declared his own moral superiority over religious people in a tone of faux self-abasement.

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Michael Novak

Michael Novak was a Catholic philosopher, journalist, novelist, and diplomat.

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Two things surprise me about the Democratic Left’s public response to their bitter election disappointment—and the shattering of their illusions. The first is how little they know about Christians and Christian faith; the second is the ugly stereotypes that govern their descriptions of Christians.

At the same time, two things please me. First, they are repeating the same mistakes they made before the election, virtually guaranteeing themselves still more shattered illusions: second, they are verifying that voters were not mistaken about the Lett’s distorted moral vision, a vision they try to force on us. The redoubtable Michael Kinsley, for instance, has declared his own moral superiority over religious people in a tone of faux self-abasement.