Not even close

For anyone who may be tempted to be impressed by the Rev. Bell's ability to dodge questions posed by a British interviewer, as flagged by Justin Taylor, don't be.   The Dodgemeister is still Michael Howard, former British Home Secretary, interviewed by Jeremy Paxman over his role in the Derek Lewis debacle.  It is still worth watching here.  Howard clearly missed his calling as a trendy megachurch pastor; and Paxo just as certainly missed his as one of those nasty people who believe that the truth is out there.  As for Bell, by comparison: not even close; so you can certainly forget the cigar.