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. . . but . . . has anyone asked God
whose side she is on?
"President Bush's slightly
alarming claim to the Amish on July 9 that God
speaks through him -- that's what he said
[1]
-- raises some troubling prospects. I think
God has a better grasp of subject-verb
agreement than George W. Bush do. When Bush
changes his mind, as he frequently does, do we
think God has had to rethink things after the
polls have come out?"
(See
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/columnists/molly_ivins/9270719.htm? )
Lots of Americans of faith
or no faith are troubled by a
president who thinks that
he is God's anointed. Lots of Americans are troubled by
right-wing Christian evangelical
fundamentalists who believe there should be no
separation of church and state and that the
state religion should be their brand of belief.
Lots of Americans are troubled by Congressional leaders
whose world view (and, therefore, their
legislative
view) is tinted by a cult-like
belief in a second coming of Jesus.
In perusing newspapers and
websites regarding current events,
one would be led to believe that
all Christians are right-wing
Republicans and that all Democrats
and "leftists" are Godless
Communists. In fact, quite
the reverse is true.
There are many in our nation who
are devout Christians and are
Democrats and Progressives by way
of living their deeply-held
beliefs.
One can understand why the
"evangelicals" are attracting all
the attention. They have, for
years, striven to make their
voices and their beliefs a major
political force and have adopted a
militant attitude in accomplishing
this.
George W. Bush makes no
secret of his personal religious faith and
experience.
George Bush tells us that he is a "born-again" Christian. The fact is
that he was a hell-raising, two-fisted-drinking, skirt-chasing college frat boy who never
grew up. Then he met Billy Graham. It's a long story but
it ends with Bush "giving his soul to God" and "recognizing the power of the
Holy Spirit in my life."
Great. Now we have a Southern Protestant evangelical in the most
powerful office in the world.
Is this a problem? Well, yes and
no.
- If George W. Bush uses his personal faith
to guide his life, then his faith is none of
our business.
- But, if he allows his faith to guide his
policy decisions, then, he is wrong -- very
wrong and very dangerous.
- And that's the problem -- George W.
Bush purposefully uses his personal religious
faith to shape policies for this nation --
domestic and foreign policies are now guided
and in some cases decided by George W. Bush's
religious faith and that of his close advisers
and supporters.
Bush owes his presidency to the radical religious zealots of the "religious
right" -- which is neither. More about that later.
Meanwhile, here's a quote from another famous "christian:"
"Imbued with the desire to secure for the German people
the great
religious, moral, and cultural values rooted in the two Christian
Confessions, we have abolished the political organizations but
strengthened the religious institutions." (Adolf Hitler, speaking in
the Reichstag on Jan.30, 1934)
Remember this the next time you hear Bush talking about how we
need to turn over social services in this country to "faith-based
organizations."
For those of you who want to learn more about
the theology
of George W. Bush and how his wacky, fringe religious beliefs are influencing
his policies, use an Internet search engine to read up on:
the rapture;
Premillineal Dispensationalism; George Bush and the religious right; and similar
topics. You will be frightened out of your wits.
Here are links to articles on this site
An Important Website
One of the most important websites that
deals with the "religious right" and the threat they post to the U.S. is
"Theocracy Watch," at this URL:
http://www.theocracywatch.org/
The fact of the matter is that the target of
the "religious right" is not just the Republican Party or political power.
Their target is the very foundation of the U.S. -- they seek to replace the rule
of law with the rule of "preachers."
Hypocrisy
and evil of the "christian right"
The so-called
"christian right" or "religious right" is neither
christian, religious, nor right. The entire
collection of those who proclaim themselves to be
the religious conscience of this nation, who
proclaim that their truth is the The Truth are, in
fact, nothing but a lynch mob of close-minded
zealots who want to dictate to the rest of us how
we live. The articles listed below describe
the hypocrisy, ignorance, false claims, and
general nutiness of those who would have us
believe they have a direct line to God.
References
[1] --
The
article with Bush's claim is no longer posted
on the Lancaster (Pa.) New Era
website, but it is at
http://www.unknownnews.net/insanity071604.html
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