▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁after ▁a ▁long ▁struggle ▁with ▁doubt , ▁Temple ton ▁declared ▁himself ▁an ▁ag nost ic . ▁His ▁public ▁pron oun cement ▁of ▁his ▁loss ▁of ▁faith ▁caused ▁a ▁back l ash ▁from ▁the ▁evangel ical ▁community . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁ ▁Return ing ▁to ▁Canada , ▁Temple ton ▁became ▁a ▁broad c aster ▁hosting ▁public ▁affairs ▁programming ▁on ▁C BC ▁Television . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁he ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁editor ial ▁page ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Star ▁and ▁then ▁made ▁a ▁le ap ▁into ▁politics ▁running ▁for ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁Ontario ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁placing ▁second ▁to ▁Andy ▁Thompson ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁leadership ▁convention . ▁During ▁the ▁campaign ▁Temple ton ▁ran ▁in ▁a ▁Toronto ▁by - e lection ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁strength en ▁his ▁campaign ▁for ▁leader ▁by ▁winning ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁Ontario ▁legisl ature ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁N DP ▁candidate ▁Jim ▁Ren wick . ▁ ▁Thompson ▁res igned ▁as ▁Liberal ▁leader ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁and ▁Temple ton ▁was ▁suggested ▁as ▁his ▁possible ▁successor ▁by ▁inter im ▁leader ▁Robert ▁N ixon . ▁However , ▁El mer ▁S op ha , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁only ▁member ▁of ▁c au cus ▁to ▁support ▁Temple ton ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁came ▁out ▁public ly ▁and ▁voc ifer ously ▁against ▁this ▁option . ▁Temple ton ▁announced ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁again ▁be ▁a