Shameful Sell-out

WASHINGTON (AP) — Televangelist Pat Robertson, founder of the Christian Coalition, endorsed Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday. The former New York mayor backs abortion rights and gay rights, positions that put him in conflict with conservative GOP orthodoxy, and has been trying to persuade evangelical conservatives like Robertson to overlook their differences on those issues. Robertson made no mention of his differences with Giuliani on social issues in Wednesday's statement.

• JJ Commentary: This is an extraordinary sell-out by one of our Christian leaders in support of a pro-abortion, pro-gay rights candidate. It is shameful and inexcusable.