{"id":4668,"date":"2011-08-07T22:03:28","date_gmt":"2011-08-08T02:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/?p=4668"},"modified":"2011-08-07T14:28:29","modified_gmt":"2011-08-07T18:28:29","slug":"washington-post-tim-pawlenty-calls-jesus-one-of-his-%e2%80%9cpolitical-heroes%e2%80%9d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2011\/08\/washington-post-tim-pawlenty-calls-jesus-one-of-his-%e2%80%9cpolitical-heroes%e2%80%9d","title":{"rendered":"Washington Post: Tim Pawlenty calls Jesus one of his \u201cpolitical heroes\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In response to a voter\u2019s question about whom he admires, former Minnesota governor and GOP presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty said that Jesus is one of his \u201cpolitical heroes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Post<\/em>&#8216;s\u00a0&#8220;On Faith&#8221; writer Elizabeth Tenety cited\u00a0Jon Ward\u2019s report of the campaign event:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Pawlenty first talked about his father &#8212; \u201ca big guy, a Polish guy, kinda joyful, strong\u201d &#8212; before listing others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got a lot of political heroes too,\u201d he said. \u201cI love Winston Churchill, Ronald Reagan, Abraham Lincoln, Jesus Christ.\u201d He said that he and his wife Mary \u201care people of faith and believers.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/under-god\/post\/tim-pawlenty-calls-jesus-his-political-hero\/2011\/07\/22\/gIQAYtUHTI_blog.html\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK HERE to read more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to a voter\u2019s question about whom he admires, former Minnesota governor and GOP presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty said that Jesus is one of his \u201cpolitical heroes.\u201d The Washington Post&#8216;s\u00a0&#8220;On Faith&#8221; writer Elizabeth Tenety cited\u00a0Jon Ward\u2019s report of the campaign event: Pawlenty first talked about his father &#8212; 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