Bush Says Creation 'Not Incompatible' With Evolution

foxnews ^ | December 09, 2008

[JoeProBono]

President George W. Bush said his belief that God created the world is not incompatible with the scientific theory of evolution. In an interview with ABC's "Nightline" on Monday, the president also said he probably is not a literalist when reading the Bible although an individual can learn a great deal from it, including the New Testament teaching that God sent his only son. Asked about creation and evolution, Bush said: "I think you can have both. I think evolution can -- you're getting me way out of my lane here. I'm just a simple president. But it's, I think that God created the earth, created the world; I think the creation of the world is so mysterious it requires something as large as an almighty and I don't think it's incompatible with the scientific proof that there is evolution."

[JoeProBono]

He added, "I happen to believe that evolution doesn't fully explain the mystery of life."

Interviewer Cynthia McFadden asked Bush if the Bible was literally true.

"You know. Probably not. ... No, I'm not a literalist, but I think you can learn a lot from it, but I do think that the New Testament for example is ... has got ... You know, the important lesson is 'God sent a son,"' Bush said.

"It is hard for me to justify or prove the mystery of the Almighty in my life," he said. "All I can just tell you is that I got back into religion and I quit drinking shortly thereafter and I asked for help. ... I was a one-step program guy."

The president also said that he prays to the same God as those with different religious beliefs.

"I do believe there is an almighty that is broad and big enough and loving enough that can encompass a lot of people," Bush said.

When asked whether he thought he would have become president had it not been for his faith, Bush said: "I don't know; it's hard to tell. I do know that I would have been -- I'm pretty confident I would have been a pretty selfish person."

Bush said he is often asked whether he thinks he was chosen by God to be president.

"I just, I can't go there," he said. "I'm not that confident in knowing, you know, the Almighty, to be able to say, Yeah, God wanted me of all the other people."

He also said the decision to go to war in Iraq was not connected to his religious believes. "I did it based upon the need to protect the American people from harm," Bush said.

"You can't look at the decision to go into Iraq apart from, you know, what happened on Sept. 11. It was not a religious decision," he said. "I don't view this as a war of religion. I view this as a war of good, decent people of all faiths against people who murder innocent people to achieve a political objective."

He said he felt like God was with him as he made big decisions, but that the decisions were his. "George W. Bush has to make these decisions."

[techno]

I believe that is what Sarah Palin has said as well. How much do you want to bet that this doesn’t get much play in the MSM?

[ardara]

I am going to miss George Bush.He is a decent humble man.

[techno]

but an ineloquent one who would not explain himself better to the American people. Even Karl Rove admitted as much.

[JoeProBono]

[JoeProBono]

[JoeProBono]

[Lesforlife]

Sad that someone so gracious is willing to leave the pre-born out
of the equation. That said, she made a most eloquent defense
of Afghan girls and women recently.

Lord, touch her heart for your little ones!!

[Daffynition]

[John Leland 1789]

It’s nothing but the synthesis of Aristotle. It is the Hegelian Dialectic.

Mr. Bush just said that he doesn’t believe the Bible any more than he believes “I’m Ok, Your OK”. His position is merely huministic philosophy.

In 2004 I went to a bookstore in Tampa, Florida and read several accounts of his supposed conversion to Christ. None of the accounts had much biblical substance to them.

He believes God sent His Son. You know what? So does the devil.

[Travis McGee]

God created and guides evolution.

[Daveinyork]

IOW, he believes in intelligently designed evolution.

[Peter Horry]

“In 2004 I went to a bookstore in Tampa, Florida and read several accounts of his supposed conversion to Christ”

Believe you are on shaky ground here, God know Pres. Bush’s heart, you don’t.

[joesbucks]

We’re going to have to send him to have a chat with Ken Hamm.

[John Leland 1789]

“Believe you are on shaky ground here, God know Pres. Bush’s heart, you don’t.”

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By their fruits shall ye know them.

A genuine conversion has fruits in a man’s testimony, including what he professes about the word of God.

My assessment which you negatively assess is based on James 2:19. Merely stating that God sent His Son, for example, is insufficient in an understanding of redemption, for redemption was not completed by God merely sending His Son into the world.

His own stated testimony is not clear at all on what he holds as the purpose of the Cross of Jesus Christ, Jesus’ Blood Atonement, or its necessity to pay for sins and satisfy the holy retribution of God.

It is possible that a man is saved without always expressing it correctly in words. Let me say that again, ‘cause no one will remember reading it the first time. I said, it is possible that a man can be a genuine child of God while being a failure at expressing the substance of his salvation correctly. (I use those words here, because presidents SPEAK often in public settings, and make it an art to be clear — we’re not talking about an illiterate man here by any means).

But I will say two things about testifying for Christ:

1. We have had several presidents, as well as several defeated presidential candidates in our history who could hit the nail on the head with regard to explaining the substance of redemptive faith. President Bush falls very much short of a Biblical explanation.

2. If President Bush were to desire to join our local assembly, and he gave the word of God, and the God of the word, only the amount of respect as he did in that interview, he would be welcome to attend (because obviously he needs some good Bible teaching for a change), but he would not be permitted to be a member.

As arrogant as that might sound to some, it is necessary for a Biblical Christian church to maintain and hold and set forth the authority of the Scriptures, and Its truths of Jesus Christ and the Blood Atonement.

[Magic Fingers]

Yes, it sounds arrogant.

[HamiltonJay]

So, GWB, and Palin have basically repeated what the Pope stated years ago... why is this news?

[Godsgirl]

The president also said that he prays to the same God as those with different religious beliefs.

Not so sure about that one there. That seems kind of universal to me.

[Matchett-PI]

"Mr. Bush just said that he doesn’t believe the Bible any more than he believes “I’m Ok, Your OK”. His position is merely huministic philosophy."

Liar.

[Matchett-PI]

".. Ken Hamm..."

An embarrasement.