I have to say that I agree with Sqrl on this one ... What Sarah Palin said would most accurately be paraphrased as "I hope that the war in Iraq is supported by God." I'm not a religious person, but I suspect that most religious people would have a similar thought if/when their family and/or friends were soldiers in a war zone. I don't (really) see how this is dramatically worse than saying "I hope that history will show that this action was justified"
Certainly, she could have been more sensitive in how she phrased what she said due to how some people will perceive a statement like that; but at the time of making that statement she (really) didn't have any reason to believe that anyone outside of that congregation would have any interest in what she said, so it is understandable that it was not more carefully phrased.
