Cross purposes
If you follow primary news obsessively, you've probably seen the following exchange. Personally I think the reporter who asked the question is getting a bad rap--for some people, whether Methodists are Christian is open to question!
Via Gawker:
[A] CBS-2 reporter . . . had the following exchange with Hillary Clinton:
[Pointing to Clinton's bracelet]"Is that a crucifix?"
Clinton seemed a little taken aback. "I'm sorry, what?" she said.
"Is that a crucifix?" the reporter repeated.
"It's a cross," Clinton replied.
Clinton, who has a staggering range of knowledge and isn't afraid to show it off, had it right, of course: A crucifix has the depiction of the body of Jesus on it and a cross does not.
But the reporter had his follow-up ready.
"Does it have religious significance?" he asked.
Everybody erupted in laughter.
Does a cross have religious significance? Is that what he really asked?
"Talk about the secular press!" Clinton said.
See, it's funny because the reporter had no idea she's a committed Methodist!
