by Joshua J. McElwee
The comments section of a post about Newt Gingrich over at the Commonweal blog yesterday reveals an interesting factoid: This weekend the former Speaker of the House will be hosting a book signing at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. Details about the event can be found at Gingrich's website here.
Personally, I find the choice of venue to be more than a little concerning. I'm not a fan of Gingrich, but more importantly I don't think politicians of any stripe should be able to use church property -- especially such a high profile church as the Basilica -- to sell books or espouse their views.
But I can see where others might disagree. It's tricky territory.
What do you think?
