John Boyle-
U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler, who publicly thanked his “Lord and savior, Jesus Christ,” upon winning his first election, has never hidden his Christian devotion.
But he is remaining mum about whether he lives in “C Street,” a stately Washington home that serves as sort of a spiritual retreat for several congressmen. The Washington Post also notes that the home “pulsed with backstage intrigue” during recent scandals involving South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and U.S. Sen. John Ensign of Nevada.
The brick home is home to several members of Congress who hold frequent Bible studies and counsel one another.
“Sorry about this one, but because of privacy issues, we're not giving out any information about the congressman's living arrangements,” Shuler spokesman Doug Abrahms said via e-mail when asked whether the congressman lived at C Street.
Worldmag.com, a Christian magazine, listed Shuler, D-Waynesville, as a “current resident” of the house, along with Sens. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., and Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and Reps. Zach Wamp, R-Tenn., Mike Doyle, D-Pa., and Bart Stupak, D-Mich.
The Washington Post recently ran a long story about the house, at 133 C St. SE, two blocks from the Capitol. That story did not list Shuler as a resident.
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