“It is, perhaps, to Trump's credit that in Cleveland he did not pretend to beliefs he does not possess.” Well…“in Cleveland” anyway. Mr. Trump, in going down his checklist, has already professed to “many beliefs he does not possess.” He once held a bible aloft. That, in itself, is sufficient…because “faith” will take whatever it can get. And, having the advantage of being incarnate, Mr. Trump has already received an Evangelical endorsement. 
Religious sycophants now speak for Mr. Trump…stating openly that Jesus Christ speaks through him. And Dr. Ben Carson, crudely wielding his scalpel of faith, linked Hillary one-step away from Lucifer Himself. Mr. Gerson does not understand how “genuine” religious faith works in political America…it’s a matter who gets there first with the token symbolism. Hillary could drop to her knees right there on the convention floor and tearfully proclaim to be “born again.” But the more thoughtful Christians out there would not be swayed by such antics.