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To: sea_urchin who wrote (20714)4/22/2004 1:36:06 PM
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> what really terrifies me about W is his religious fanaticism

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>>>And the most disturbing aspect of this choice is that it is made in the context of complete moral certitude. Bush believes that he was “called” to seek higher office, and that “I’m here for a reason.” As Professor Singer says, “Bush has made his religion a matter of public interest by referring to it frequently and asserting that it influences his public decisions.” Quoting Howard Fineman in Newsweek, “faith ‘helps Bush pick a course and not look back.’”

The trouble with religious faith as the basis for public policy is that it is not based on realism. More than this, if God’s intention as revealed to the president is that a particular course of action should be chosen for the country to take, it cannot therefore be challenged by public reason. In the president’s way of thinking, morality is religious in nature--his religion--and not subject to real debate beyond this.

Worse still, that path will not submit to facts as they are discovered by mere mortal inquiry. What we are left with is a true believer guiding the ship of state in the direction God has chosen. The fact that the helmsman has a compass and a map is of no practical value. I think this means we are in for a bumpy ride.<<<
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