Donning Clerical Collar, Danforth Slams GOP's Religious Rhetoric -- Beliefnet.com

Donning Clerical Collar, Danforth Slams GOP's Religious Rhetoric -- Beliefnet.com

And Danforth's a Republican as well as an ordained Episcopal priest, in addition to being a former senator and UN ambassador.

This could also be considered related to that business of "Holy War", God speaking to GWB, defining Christianity, etc. I posted earlier.

Quoting the article and Danforth:

"Right there in the midst of all the partisanship, in the midst of all the nastiness, right there with their wedge issues and litmus tests and extreme rhetoric, right there as the most divisive force in American life, are my fellow Christians."

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In framing his central question -- "Is religion essentially divisive or uniting?" -- Danforth said his goal is to generate response and stir an overdue national discussion. When asked what's at stake, Danforth answered: "One of the biggest issues of our time is the role of religion in creating divisiveness to the point of bloodshed. And so what's the future?" (the emphasis is mine)

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"If they [people of faith] believe that the purpose of religion is to hold us together, then the second step is to then think of what we're doing now that works in the other direction, and what we can do to create a sense of greater inclusiveness and tolerance," said Danforth."

BBC NEWS | Americas | White House denies Bush God claim

BBC NEWS | Americas | White House denies Bush God claim

Very interesting news video here from the BBC with the producer of the series in question being interviewed. Video clips are also shown of the actual controversial statements.

I am much more convinced now that GWB actually did say these things.

Note that the BBC in this article uses the term "Holy War." Food for thought: The Al Qaeda and their gang already consider themselves fighting a Holy War against us. Could it be possible that GWB is fighting something of a Holy War against them?

Weren't The Crusades over many centuries ago? (And, thank God.)

Regardless, I don't see GWB as representing Christianity. Certainly not what Jesus talks about in the Gospels. I certainly, as a Christian, don't want to be lumped into GWB's brand of Christianity!

Further food for thought: Consider the separation of Church and State. Does this fit into this??

White House denies Bush claimed divine inspiration [Man on a Mission - from God?]

White House denies Bush claimed divine inspiration - Yahoo! News

For the other side of the story, from White House spokesman, Scott McClellean.

I remain unconvinced, this rebuttal sounds like damage control.

See the photo in the article. Is this GWB listening for God's instructions?

From the article:

"Shaath, now the Palestinian information minister, said: "President Bush said to all of us: 'I'm driven with a mission from God'."

I'm reminded of the Blues Brothers movie. Dan Ackroyd, one of the Brothers, kept saying, with a straight face: "We are on a mission from God."

We thought it was funny then, because it sounded so overblown and incongruous.

To hear it from U.S. President George W. Bush, Leader of the Free World, is just plain creepy. Scary.

Who is GWB to be such an expert at interpreting God's will, anyway? God's will for the United States and for all of the World?

No, it's all just creepy.

I'll be looking for this BBC series to check this out for myself.

Norm Ornstein: What's Next? - Yahoo! News

Norm Ornstein: What's Next? - Yahoo! News

Well, here it is, already...

From the blog above:

"In a move that stunned the international financial community, President George W. Bush today announced that Stanley A. Weinberg was his choice to replace Alan Greenspan as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. Weinberg is Mr. Bush's longtime personal financial advisor at Morgan Stanley. "He's like a member of the family," Bush said."

Bush claimed God told him to invade Iraq, Afghanistan: BBC - Yahoo! News

Bush claimed God told him to invade Iraq, Afghanistan: BBC - Yahoo! News

All I can say is.... "Whaaaa....?!"

GWB is starting to scare me.

What does he think God is going to tell him to do next?!