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Romney's Favorite Novel

Hugh Hewitt has worked his larynx and fingertips to the point of tender redness arguing that we should all pay no attention to whatever exactly is the content of Mitt Romney's LDS beliefs.

And that's fine. I don't agree that we should be uninterested in anyone's primary philosophical, religious, or metaphysical beliefs, but to each his own.

But then out of nowhere, Romney is asked for his favorite novel. His reply? Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard's Battlefield Earth.

Okay, so the money is coming from Utah AND L.A.!

About the Author

Hunter Baker is associate dean of arts and sciences and associate professor of political science at Union University. He is the author of The End of Secularism and winner of the 2011 Michael Novak Award. His personal website is www.hunterbaker.wordpress.com.

http://spectator.org/blog/2007/05/02/romneys-favorite-novel

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