You wrote ... He would have followed Christ and quit drinking sooner.
... which specifically says that Christ quit drinking.
Christ didn't stop drinking, so it should be made clear (especially to that eight year old) that you've used Christ to take a cheap shot at President G.W. Bush.
I believe that you are reading something into my statement that I have never suggested and would never suggest. I have heard President Bush associate the end to his drinking with his acceptance of Christ as his Savior. Following Christ gave him the strength and courage it took to overcome his bad drinking habits which were destructive to his family and his own well-being. President Bush has called following Jesus as very positive turning point in his life. I would assume that he would have made that choice sooner if he could.
I'm sorry that you would read my post and believe that I would a) use Christ to take a cheap shot at anyone or b) take a cheap shot about a serious addiction. Neither could be further from the truth and that is not the spirit with which I posted to this thread. Please forgive me if the manner of my phrasing has offended you.
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Published on Monday, February 10, 2003 by the Baltimore Sun
Bush Turns Increasingly to Language of Religion
by David L. Greene
. . . The sincerity of the president's religious commitment seems beyond doubt. Bush is a churchgoing Methodist who said he has not drunk alcohol since 1986, when he recommitted himself to Jesus Christ. In 1999, when asked in a campaign debate what political philosopher he most identified with, Bush named Christ, "because he changed my heart." . . .