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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kevin Rose who wrote (420953)	6/30/2003 8:58:11 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

poor kevie, no mind for anything to replace. Your ignorance is so broad and so deep. Your God is stupidity and it obvious you repeat every word your God gives you to say.

To: Kevin Rose who wrote (420953)	6/30/2003 9:02:33 PM
From: steve harris	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Kevin, you do realize we do not live in a democracy right? Steve

To: Kevin Rose who wrote (420953)	6/30/2003 11:19:30 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

However, the article makes some excellent points that our friends on the Religious Right should hear: Yes, but its not something they want to hear. In fact, I suspect the paragraph below describes the scenario they would like see exist in gov't.....at least it would be the goal for some of them have. It astounds me that they see this set up as necessary. Its runs smack into the face of what Jesus of Nazarus taught: "Render unto God what is his, and to Ceasar what is his". "When the president lets God tell him what to do, it violates the spirit of democracy. In a democracy, it is the people, not God, who make the decisions. The president is supposed to represent the will of the people. Yes, he must seek the best advice he can get and use his own best judgment. That means relying on facts, intelligent analysis, and rational thought-not divine inspiration. Once the president lets God's voice replace the human mind, we are back in the Middle Ages, back in the very situation our revolution was supposed to get us out of." This is the second time in the last few days that I have heard he said the above. My first reaction was that I found it hard to believe but then I remember when he spoke about WMD, and with that, I realized he is capable of many things. I believe that this statement is at the heart of the controversy about religion and its role in government. I would take it even further than that......I think its part and parcel of what is dividing this country right now.