Posted on 05/03/2003 9:47:29 AM PDT by MatthewViti
During the eight years of Clinton's presidency, I was repeatedly asked, "Chuck, do you think Bill Clinton is the antichrist?" (Of course, I answered no.) Therefore, it is more than interesting to me that since G.W. Bush became president no one has asked if I thought he was the antichrist. Not one single person! Instead, many people attribute to Bush god-like qualities, which actually makes him a better candidate than Clinton was.
You see, one of the chief characteristics of the coming antichrist is that he appears "as an angel of light." Therefore, an obvious reprobate such as Bill Clinton is immediately disqualified. The antichrist, by very definition, is a master deceiver. He must be someone who appears as good and benevolent. The bite is in his tail not in his tongue. In reality, Bush's angelic persona makes him much more dangerous than bad boy Billy.
For example, while Clinton was in the process of appointing numerous homosexual activists to his administration, copious letters from Christian leaders such as Jerry Falwell, James Dobson, and D. James Kennedy flooded America's Christian community. Appeals for protest and resistance were heard from pulpits throughout the country. A massive media campaign began against Clinton.
Today, however, President Bush is in the process of copying Clinton's numerous appointments of open homosexuals to high positions of government, but there are no letters, no warnings from pulpits, and no media campaigns opposing it. Just the opposite. Bush is being defended, lauded, and glorified for everything he does, no matter how unconstitutional or unscriptural it might be.
When Clinton only talked of legalizing embryonic stem cell research, he was castigated and condemned. Bush actually made the procedure legal, and yet, he was praised and honored. Clinton was denigrated when he tried to convince Israel to give up land for peace. Now, Bush is in the process of actually trying to create an independent Palestinian state for Israel's enemies (with Jerusalem as its capital, no less), yet continues to receive glowing adulation. If Clinton even suggested that America's immigration laws might need to be liberalized, he was denounced in the harshest terms; but Bush can actually grant limited amnesty to thousands of illegal aliens, and there is not the faintest whisper of protest.
Do you recall how Clinton was criticized for the "low lifes" he invited to the White House? Well, Bush recently invited wild man rocker, Ozzie Osbourne, to the White House. Have you heard any notable Christian leader take Bush to task for that?
You remember Ozzie Osbourne, don't you? He is the former front man for the heavy metal band, Black Sabbath. He is famous for stage antics such as biting the heads off birds and bats. His abuse of drugs and alcohol are also well known. Furthermore, Ozzie Osbourne desecrated The Alamo by pissing all over it. In spite of this, George W. Bush is said to be one of Osbourne's biggest fans. As such, Osbourne was recently invited to the White House for dinner. Have you heard any criticism of Bush for this?
Obviously, I do not believe President Bush is the antichrist any more than I believed Bill Clinton was. However, I do believe that Bush possesses more deceptive qualities than Clinton did and, therefore, is more dangerous. I also now understand more clearly how even "the elect" can be deceived. Bush' s acceptance by the overwhelming majority of Christian people proves the country is ready for the antichrist, whoever he is.
I confess I have never watched the Osbournes - but can't imagine I would want to pollute my mind and home with that kind of stuff. Now, however, it is a far cry from hating someone and just not wishing to watch, thereby supporting and perpetuating such trash. Just my thought.
In spite of this, George W. Bush is said to be one of Osbourne's biggest fans. As such, Osbourne was recently invited to the White House for dinner. Have you heard any criticism of Bush for this?
Bush DID NOT invite Ozzy. Greta VanSusterin invited Ozzy and his wife Sharon as her guests. At the dinner, Bush joked with Ozzy and said, 'Ozzy, mom's a fan of yer stuff.' Ozzy is a fan of the President, though.
This article is SO off the map, it isn't even funny.
Indeed even the elect IF it were possible...and that is why once again Mr. Baldwin has made an ass of himself...But, that won't stop the multitudes of Bush haters from lapping up this kind of garbage...
Mar 13:22 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if [it were] possible, even the elect.
Big problem. Probably one the BBC who reported this before it reportedly happened doesnt understand. The White House Correspondents Dinner is held at a WAshington DC area hotel, not at the White House. It gets its name from the organization that sponsors it, the White House Correspondents ASsociation. They use the annual dinner which the President attends as a fundraiser for charity. Again, its not at the White House. The White House and the administration dont make the invitations. The PResident attends and speaks at the dinner at the invitation of the White House Correspondents. Them's the facts, Jack.
Lets see some evidence of that in a reputable US newspaper. The closest Ozzie ever got to the President was the White House Correspondents dinner which was held at the Marriott Hotel in Washington DC. The President and Ozzie were both guests of the White House Correspondents Association. Dont let the facts get in the way of your fundamentalist rant.
I understand your example, but Reagan and Churchill did not have "absolute power", as Lord Acton's maxim implies. Both leaders were constrained by constitutions, written or otherwise and power balancing institutions such as congress and parliament.
The best modern example of "absolute power" is Saddam Hussein. And he was absolutely corrupted. Even by his own cultural and religious standards.
Now I don't know if the President invited him to the WH or not - and I don't care - I am just surprised at the way people will sometimes defend anyone and anything.
Why in the world would you want to have that trash coming into your home?
But then I went to church - as in a building - the last time the Sunday after 9/11. The preacher quoted Earnest (sp?) Hemmingway and Andy Warhol. Just never, ever thought I would hear those two names even mentioned from a Southern Baptist Pulpit - amazing! Churches today seem more intent on being 'hip' and 'with it' than in preaching God's word - which right now is definitely not 'hip' or 'with it'.
This thread is a waste of bandwidth that even DU wouldn't post, how has it lasted to 100 something replies?
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