lewis published a book entitled mere christianity. the book was based upon some bbc radio talks he gave during the second world war. this is what he said. if conversion to christianity makes no improvement in a man s outward actions, if he continues to be just as snobbish or spiteful or envious or ambitious as he was before, then i think we must suspect that his conversion was largely imaginary. fine feelings, new insights, greater interest in religion mean nothing unless they make our actual behavior better. so let s supply lewis s approach to three individuals all of whom claim to be men of faith, all of whom want to be president. first mitt romney. mitt romney earlier this month said this about the president. a newly elected president obama told america that if congress approved his plan to
santorum earned almost a million dollars and gave just over 1.7% to charity. during the same period, the president and the first lady gave over 14%. so the devout catholic is apparently a hypocrite. finally, newt gingrich, a man who believes that the christian sacrament of marriage, life long monogamy, actually means sleeping with one woman at a time. so there you have it. the liar, the hypocrite, and the adulter. and remember what c.s. lewis wrote. if conversion to christianity makes no improvement in a man s outward actions, then i think we must suspect that his conversion was largely imaginary. the president of the united states is a christian. but as for those three in the words of franklin graham, i don t think any of us can be categorically certain. thank you so much for watching. dylan ratigan is next.