Tony Blair details role of his faith

Breaking his silence on the topic, the former British prime minister says his belief in God has been an essential backdrop in his public life.
By Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
April 30, 2008

LONDON -- A cathedral is an odd place for a coming-out party.But not, as it turns out, if you're a former prime minister of Britain and you're preparing to tell the world that God was one of your senior advisors during your 10 years in power.

Speaking one recent evening under the lofty Byzantine vaults of Westminster Cathedral, Tony Blair ended his self-imposed silence on the subject, declaring that his faith has formed the essential backdrop to much of his political life. the rest image