Palin: Just Call Her "Joe Six Pack"

SEDONA, AZ - Taking a break from debate prep, Gov. Sarah Palin called into the Hugh Hewitt radio program today, decrying the lack of journalism ethics and repeatedly referring to herself as "Joe six pack."

She also told the conservative radio host that she does not belong to any church, an apparent attempt to separate herself from several of the churches she has been known to attend, one where she received a blessing against witchcraft and another under fire for promoting an event to convert gays and lesbians.

"I think that there's a lot of mocking of my personal faith, and my personal faith is very, very simple," she told Hewitt, according to a transcript released by the campaign. "I don't belong to any church. I do have a strong belief in God, and I believe that I'm a heck of a lot better off putting my life in God's hands, and saying hey, you know, guide me."

The senior pastor of Wasilla Bible Church told Newsweek magazine earlier this month that Palin and her family regularly attend church there and have for six years. Another pastor said her youngest child, Trig, was "dedicated" at the church before she was nominated for vice president. But several Internet videos have shown Palin speaking and receiving prayers at Wasilla Assembly of God, where she said the war in Iraq was a "task that is from God" and received a prayer from a guest preacher asking she be protected from withcraft.

(NBC/NJ's MATTHEW BERGER)