I sincerely hope the message will finally get through- Bush and the Neocons are not the friends of conservative Christians.
How much more is it going to take? One GOP Senator cavorting with female prostitutes, another looking to get his jollies in bathroom airports, and a President who who's a Universalist masquerading as a Methodist. Neocons use religion as a tool to get elected. For both neocons and progressives, it is a civil religion, which is why, when pushed, they never take a stand for truth- they are, in fact, theological liberals in the guise of "evangelicals." They are wolves in sheep's clothing.
The GOP takes "values" voters as much for granted (if not more than) as Democrats do the votes of minorities. There are alternatives- that's why I switched to the Constitution Party.
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Bush: All religions pray to 'same God'
'That's what I believe. I believe Islam is a great religion that preaches peace'
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Posted: October 7, 2007
1:00 a.m. Eastern
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© 2007 WorldNetDaily.com
President George Bush has repeated his belief all religions, "whether they be Muslim, Christian, or any other religion, prays to the same God" – an assertion that caused outrage among evangelical leaders when he said it in November 2003.
Bush made the statement Friday in an interview with Al Arabiya reporter Elie Nakouzi.
Al Arabiya is Al Jazeerah's top competitor in the Mideast.
As the president and Nakouzi walked from the Oval Office to the Map Room in the White House residence, Nazouki asked, "But I want to tell you – and I hope this doesn't bother you at all – that in the Islamic world they think that President Bush is an enemy of Islam – that he wants to destroy their religion, what they believe in. Is that in any way true, Mr. President?"
"No, it's not," said Bush. "I've heard that, and it just shows [sic] to show a couple of things: One, that the radicals have done a good job of propagandizing. In other words, they've spread the word that this really isn't peaceful people versus radical people or terrorists, this is really about the America not liking Islam.
"Well, first of all, I believe in an Almighty God, and I believe that all the world, whether they be Muslim, Christian, or any other religion, prays to the same God. That's what I believe. I believe that Islam is a great religion that preaches peace. And I believe people who murder the innocent to achieve political objectives aren't religious people, whether they be a Christian who does that – we had a person blow up our – blow up a federal building in Oklahoma City who professed to be a Christian, but that's not a Christian act to kill innocent people.
"And I just simply don't subscribe to the idea that murdering innocent men, women and children – particularly Muslim men, women and children in the Middle East – is an act of somebody who is a religious person.
Friday's statement echoes one made by Bush in November 2003 during a joint press conference with then-Prime Minister Tony Blair. A reporter noted Bush had frequently expressed the view that freedom is a gift from "the Almighty," but questioned whether Bush believes "Muslims worship the same Almighty" as the president and other Christians do.
"I do say that freedom is the Almighty's gift to every person. I also condition it by saying freedom is not America's gift to the world," Bush replied. "It's much greater than that, of course. And I believe we worship the same god," reported the London Telegraph.
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