Quiet faith lies behind satirist’s blowhard facade
When comedian Stephen Colbert brought his act to Capitol Hill in
September and stole the spotlight with his satirical shtick, no one was
more surprised than lawmakers. "You run your show," scolded House
Judiciary Committee chairman John Conyers, "we run the committee."
When
Colbert finally let his well-coiffed hair down and got serious about
the "really, really hard work" done by migrant farmworkers, even more
people were surprised when the funnyman gave a glimpse of his private
faith.
"And, you know, 'whatsoever you do for the least of my
brothers,' and these seem like the least of our brothers right now,"
Colbert said, quoting Jesus. "Migrant workers suffer and have no
rights."
