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To: cnyndwllr who wrote (22245)	11/7/2004 6:52:53 AM
From: Chas.	Respond to of 23153

Hi Ed, I am not going to bore the good people of this forum with a rehash of one of your post's so this is my last comment on it, they can decide for themselves if they so desire... Hi Bull. Let me say that I don't believe that there is anything contrived about George Bush's religious fervor. I do think, however, that he or his election team inserted religion shamelessly into every issue either directly or through the use of code phrases and code words. The "marketing" of his religion for political purposes leaves me uncomfortable and the success of that marketing makes me believe we will see many contrived imitators. The danger of mixing politics and religion is that religion lends a feeling of "rightness" to the decision making process that often impedes critical thinking, interferes with pragmatic evaluations of the realities of policies and is more likely to infringe on the individual liberties of others. That's why faith based foreign policies and domestic laws can create violent reactions and that's why those who are "wrong" in taking such actions often persist in being wrong. Ed the above is only part of your post but reflects exactly your implication that GW Bush will be influenced, wrongly (your word) by his religious beliefs. Ed, I really do respect your ability for "critical thinking" however you sometimes "shoot off your mouth" without thinking and this is one of those times...you demean yourself with this kind of rhetoric. regards...Chuck ps....I am not a religious person by any stretch of the imagination, my POV is not coming from a righteous perspective but rather as an observation of your angst at GW being re elected.