{"id":265,"date":"2008-01-20T09:56:23","date_gmt":"2008-01-20T09:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/godometer\/2008\/01\/about-that-ron-paul-interview.html"},"modified":"2008-01-20T09:56:23","modified_gmt":"2008-01-20T09:56:23","slug":"about-that-ron-paul-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/godometer\/2008\/01\/about-that-ron-paul-interview.html","title":{"rendered":"About that Ron Paul Interview&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"paul2.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/211\/import\/paul2.jpg\" width=\"99\" \/>A few days ago, God-o-Meter mentioned it was <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/godometer\/2008\/01\/fred-thompsons-godometer-qa.html\">on its way to interview Ron Paul<\/a> at his <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/godometer\/2008\/01\/ron-paul-to-speak-at-bob-jones.html\">Bob Jones University appearance<\/a>. That interview fell through, but GOM sat down with Paul yesterday in Charleston for an illuminating chat about the high quotient of ministers in the Paul family, how the Congressman&#8217;s religion helped shape his strong pacifist streak, and why he now considers himself an evangelical Christian, even as many in that community have decried his candidacy. The interview will be posted to Beliefnet this week.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n6<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few days ago, God-o-Meter mentioned it was on its way to interview Ron Paul at his Bob Jones University appearance. 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