Well, I finished watching. For some reason, this guy left an equally sour taste in my mouth. He almost sounded like a moderate-fundamentalist, if that makes sense. What I hate about the factions in America is that there are so many attacks on the opposing parties, and Schaeffer seems to attack both sides of the argument making him no different from the other fringe elements on the spectrum. I would not call him an ex-zealot, per se, but maybe a different kind of zealot.

To be fair, however, & to pay homage to one of his approaches, I could be wrong!

(which I always felt was a weak & void method of arguing, might I add)

Take a stand & defend it. No need to go looking for trouble by criticising someone else.

Well, to each his own. I found him thoughtful and fair. The interviewer tried to point out a false equivalency between the fundamentalists and the atheists... both sides use zealotry, but Schaeffer does conceded that it is far worse on the F side.

Considering this guy would have been among the Teabaggers today before his conversion, I'd say he has made a huge change in his life by becoming a moderate.

Every little bit counts, right =)