>>>> But friends who know the man say that faith is not
>>>> a prop for him.
>>>
>>
>> [WS:] Does it really matter? I find this discussion
>> itself far more interesting than its subject: second
>> guessing the motives of an openly x-tian politico who
>> lost an election.
>>
>
> I just thought that perhaps religion as something other than a 'prop'
> might be worth understanding.
>
>
I just realized that brian had probably used 'prop' in the sense of theater rather than psychology.
sorry, Martin