Soccer Dad

Depends on the Faith

From Richard Cohen's "When Faith is Toast:"

And yet every morning, I did my little religious number from the church of Dr. Atkins. I had my bacon. It made no sense -- not to me, anyway -- but it gave me something I wanted, which happened to be the bacon. Later in the day, I could have my steak -- the fattier, the better -- and take solace from the sacrifice I was making by forswearing bread and pasta.

Cohen, of course, is Jewish. It's ironic that his belief in Atkins is stronger than his belief in his own religion.

Posted by SoccerDad at February 12, 2004 11:20 PM