Bush, like his counterparts in al Qaeda and the Taliban,
constantly uses religion to justify his violence and
terrorism. But these extremists are clearly abusing their
respective religions. The question is, how can their misguided
followers be so simple minded and gullible that they can't see
past the lies to the truth?
Bush's actions are exactly the opposite of what was taught
by Jesus Christ, yet Bush's misguided followers still "think"
he's a Christian. Stupidity often comes with a heavy price.....
http://www.phillyimc.org/or/2006/01/18073.shtml
Jesus vs. George
By Mary Shaw | 01.05.2006
George W. Bush won two presidential elections by playing the religion
card. But is Bush a true Christian?
George W. Bush won the presidency twice by playing the religion card.
He convinced the Christian majority that he was one of them, and that
he would defend their good Christian family values. Christian leaders
endorsed him fervently.
But wait a minute. I was raised to believe that a Christian is one who
follows the teachings of Jesus Christ and the Bible, and who lives by
those teachings.
So then can George W. Bush truly be called a Christian?
Let's compare the teachings of Jesus with the words of "born again"
Bush, and then decide.
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Jesus: "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of
God." (Matthew 5:9)
George: "I'm a war president. I make decisions here in the Oval Office
in foreign policy matters with war on my mind." (NBC's "Meet the
Press", February 2004)
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Jesus: "Judge not, that you be not judged." (Matthew 7:1)
George: "States like [North Korea, Iran, and Iraq], and their
terrorist allies, constitute an axis of evil." (State of the Union
Address, January 2002)
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Jesus: "Let your 'Yes' mean 'Yes', and your 'No' mean 'No'. Anything
more is from the evil one." (Matthew 5:37)
George: "The fundamental question is, did Saddam Hussein have a
weapons program? And the answer is, absolutely. And we gave him a
chance to allow the inspectors in, and he wouldn't let them in."
(Washington, DC, July 2003)
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Jesus: "Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the
eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."
(Matthew 19:24)
George: "This is an impressive crowd -- the haves and the have-mores.
Some people call you the elite, I call you my base." (At a dinner for
wealthy New York socialites, October 2000)
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Jesus: "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the
[temple] treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their
wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything -- all she had
to live on." (Mark 12:43)
George: "Poor people are poor because they're lazy." (To one of his
professors at Harvard Business School, as quoted in the "Seattle
Weekly", December 2004)
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Jesus: "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth."
(Matthew 5:5)
George: "I'm the commander -- see, I don't need to explain -- I do not
need to explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about
being the president. Maybe somebody needs to explain to me why they
say something, but I don't feel like I owe anybody an explanation."
(Washington, DC, September 2001)
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Jesus: "Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of
mine, you did for me... Whatever you did not do for one of the least
of these, you did not do for me." (Matthew 25:40-45)
George: "Please don't kill me." (Mocking convicted murderer Karla Faye
Tucker after her plea for clemency, as quoted in "Talk Magazine",
September 1999)
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Jesus: "Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s." (Matthew
22:21)
George: "The really rich people figure out how to dodge taxes anyway."
(Annandale, VA, August 2004)
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Jesus: "Watch out that you are not deceived." (Luke 21:8)
George: "You can fool some of the people all the time, and those are
the ones you want to concentrate on." (At a Washington dinner, March
2001)
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Jesus: "Honor your father and mother." (Matthew 19:19)
George: "[George H. W. Bush] is the wrong father to appeal to for
advice. The wrong father to go to, to appeal to in terms of strength.
There's a higher Father that I appeal to." (As quoted by CBS News,
April 2004)
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Jesus: "And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they
love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to
be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward
in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray
to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done
in secret, will reward you." (Matthew 6:5-6)
George: "Prayer is a vital part of our national life." (Washington,
DC, May 2002)
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Jesus: "False Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew
signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect."
(Mark 13:21-23)
George: "I trust God speaks through me." (Lancaster County, PA, July
2004)
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And so on.
I searched the entire New Testament, and nowhere could I find a
passage in which Jesus advocates for a life of arrogance, selfishness,
dishonesty, or greed.
I'd say it's time to send George back to bible school -- or back to
Texas!
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Here's what happens to steel framed buildings exposed
to raging infernos for hours on end.
http://davesweb.cnchost.com/nwsltr69c.html
On 9-11-01, WTC7, a 47 story steel framed building, which
had only small, random fires, dropped in perfect symmetry
at near free fall speed as in a perfectly executed controlled
demolition.
http://911research.wtc7.net/talks/wtc/videos.html
http://www.physics.byu.edu/research/energy/htm7.html
http://wtc7.net/articles/FEMA/WTC_ch5.htm
"You're doin' a heckuva job, Brownie!" - bu$h, a few days
before his FEMA chief, Micheal Brown was forced to resign
because of his gross incompetence.
"The tools that enable Cuba to save lives and preserve
human dignity during hurricanes are socialist values
and organization." - Dr. W.T. Whitney Jr
Ever wonder who benefits from the 150 MILLION
U.S. taxpayer dollars spent each DAY in Iraq?
http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0223-08.htm
http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?list=type&type=21
"They are waging a campaign of murder and destruction. And
there is no limit to the innocent lives they are willing to
take... men with blind hatred and armed with lethal weapons
who are capable of any atrocity... they respect no laws of
warfare or morality."
-bu$h describing his own illegal invasion of Iraq.
http://www.robert-fisk.com/iraqwarvictims_mar2003.htm