{"id":71,"date":"2007-12-12T21:08:06","date_gmt":"2007-12-12T21:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/castingstones\/2007\/12\/huckabee-brought-the-religious.html"},"modified":"2007-12-12T21:08:06","modified_gmt":"2007-12-12T21:08:06","slug":"huckabee-brought-the-religious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/castingstones\/2007\/12\/huckabee-brought-the-religious.html","title":{"rendered":"Huckabee brought the &#8220;religious war&#8221; on himself"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>David writes: &#8220;If Mitt Romney isn&#8217;t required to face a theological grilling about his religious beliefs, why should Mike Huckabee be subjected to that grilling?&#8221;<br \/>\nBecause Huckabee is campaigning on his &#8220;Christian leadership&#8221; skills. You can&#8217;t blame the MSM for following up on it.  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