To make the state a cloister?

Republican mayoral candidate Charlie Winburn began the work of energizing his 'base' 16 years ago.As the new pastor of a small church then known as Ridge Acres Christian Center, Winburn wrote a religious tract titled 'Ruling and Reigning in the '90s.'

In a 250-word passage on the political system, he said it was the job of Christians to 'elect only born-again Christians to public office.

-- The Cincinnati Enquirer, Religion embroils mayoral contest