In Attacking Nixon, Mayer Reveals His Own Cramped View Of What's Required Of People Of Faith

When Senator Rob Mayer decided to criticize Attorney General Jay Nixon for his recent remarks at the dedication of a homeless shelter, he probably didn't realize that his own response would reinforce Nixon's original point.

Apparently Mayer was offended by Nixon saying:

"Too often there are those who say they have Christian values," Nixon
said in his remarks at the dedication of the center, a homeless
shelter. "Too often they talk the talk but they don't walk the walk.

In response, Mayer says:

Mayer admitted irritation at Nixon's comments. "I thought he was punching some criticism towards the Republicans," he said.

 Hey Rob, maybe that feeling your having isn't offense, maybe it's "conviction." At least that's what the Baptist preachers I grew up listening to called it.

But Mayer went on to justify himself further:

"I don't know in what way he feels [that] we've not been 'doers of the
word,'" he said. "We have always been strong supporters of the unborn,
and certainly for religious freedoms.

That's taking a pretty narrow view of what's required of believers. Others have a slightly broader view of what's required.

And as for this part of Nixon's comments:

"Too often there are people who say 'God is on our side.' But we ought to be concerned about is whether we are on God's side."

If Mayer was offended by those comments, he is going to have to take that up with a fellow Republican. It was Abraham Lincoln who first said that, and as far as I can recall, no one told him his remarks were disrespectful or out of place.