Governor Ventura has offered an explanation for the controversial interview he gave Playboy magazine -- but he's stopping short of an apology. Politicians and some religious leaders have reacted angrily to a quote in which he criticizes organized religion. Many people also took offense at other comments from the interview, which they considered to be offensive to women and out of touch with the prevailing morality. Most of the outrage yesterday was directed at a portion of the interview in which Governor Ventura calls organized religion a "crutch for weak-minded people." Under mounting pressure from the media and fellow politicians, the Governor emerged from his office for a hastily called news conference and explained that he in fact does respect other people's religious beliefs. But he says he also harbors a certain degree of skepticism about religion.