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Dobson's arrogance in this situation is shocking. I don't mean his apparent hypocrisy in defending Romney against religious examination while turning it on Thompson. I mean his presumption to judge Thompson's Christianity in the absence of evidence to the contrary.

What damns Thompson in Dobson's eyes is that he doesn't wear his Christianity on his sleeve. Perhaps Thompson feels called to live it as a good example, or witnessing to his close friends. Or perhaps he is not a committed Christian. Either way, Thompson's failure to broadcast his Christianity, in a garish, public way, is not dispositive of his faith.