I'm a nondrinking, nonsmoking, churchgoing Christian, and I find
the notion that God would approve of this pampered, spoiled,
aggressive man initiating a war for his own purposes, using fear to
manipulate the masses, and raising money by using the buzzwords of
religion when he doesn't actually attend church to be stupid,
offensive, and indicative of people who are deeply out of touch
with what actual religion is.
Why did reporters make a deal out of Kerry possibly being
excommunicated while failing to mention that Bush, who made his
close personal relationship with God the cornerstone of his
campaign, doesn't actually go to church? I'm not saying that you
can't be moral unless you go to church, but I would have sworn that
actually planting your butt in the pew for some reason other than
fundraising was somehow a requirement to be Born Again.
To everyone here railing against the "stupid religious nutcases",
please bear in mind that many actual religious people are just as
angry at having their spiritual beliefs used as a bludgeon to
coerce the fearful. Many actual religious people are in favor of
any two (or more) people being able to receive government benefits
for their commitment to each other. Many actual religious people
are in favor of access to healthcare. Many actual religious people
are pro-choice, after having seen their perfect-world ideals get
dragged lengthwise through the practicalities of United States
society and healthcare.
Losing the rhetoric of morals was a crucial blow for the Democrats.
If they want to recover, they need to figure this stuff out. Voting
for Bush was not a Christian act by any well-thought standard of
measurement.
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