Posted on 10/23/2003 2:21:49 PM PDT by Theodore R.
Is President Bush Really "One Of Us?"
By Chuck Baldwin
Food For Thought From The Chuck Wagon
October 24, 2003 As Jimmy Carter had done before him, G.W. Bush won the White House, in part, due to his Christian profession. Christians nationwide regard President Bush as "one of us." They believe that he shares their Christian principles and values.
Why, then, does President Bush use the power of his office to publicly condemn those Christians who courageously champion Christian principles? Time and again, President Bush has publicly repudiated the statements or actions of principled Christians as they attempted to stand for their convictions.
Back in 2002, Bush publicly chastised a former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, Rev. Jerry Vines, for his truthful remarks regarding Islam. Vines said, "Islam is not just as good as Christianity." He also rightly said, "Allah is not Jehovah." These remarks brought a swift and stern rebuke from the White House.
Likewise, when Jerry Falwell suggested that the terrorist attacks in 2001 may have been God's judgment upon America (they very well could have been), the White House immediately pronounced its vehement disagreement and displeasure. Dr. Falwell quickly apologized.
However, the most egregious example of Bush's animosity toward outspoken Christians is his handling of the Judge Roy Moore case in Alabama. Not only did President Bush publicly condemn Judge Moore, he either sent or allowed his chief political consultant Karl Rove to spearhead the attack against him.
While it was the ACLU that initially filed the legal case against Judge Moore, it was the White House that was willing to feed Judge Moore to the wolves by the surreptitious, behind-the-scenes maneuverings of Rove.
It was Karl Rove who managed the campaign of Judge Moore's principal opponent in the race for Supreme Court Chief Justice. Furthermore, it appears that Rove is privately managing Alabama Attorney General Bill Pryor's prosecution of Judge Moore with the goal of putting Pryor on the federal bench. And now another outspoken Christian patriot is in the Bush crosshairs. His name is Lt. Gen. William Boykin.
In speeches before Christian gatherings, General Boykin committed a cardinal breach of political correctness by affirming that America is "a Christian nation." He also rightly observed that many Muslim terrorists hate America because we are a Christian nation. Predictably, these remarks have brought out the ire and chastisement of President Bush.
After learning of the general's remarks, Bush quickly appeared before a Muslim audience in Indonesia and soundly rebuked his statements. He said, "He (General Boykin) didn't reflect my opinion. Look, it (Boykin's remarks) just doesn't reflect what the (U.S.) government thinks."
By Bush's own words, he doesn't believe America is a Christian nation. Beyond that, he chose to stand alongside Muslims overseas when rebuking a Christian Army general who is proudly and faithfully serving his country and his Commander-in-Chief. It is painfully obvious that President Bush is willing to sacrifice any and all Christian patriots on the altar of political correctness.
It is one thing for President Bush to constantly distance himself from Christian convictions and doctrines. He wouldn't be the first President to do so. It is quite another thing, however, for Christians throughout America to continue to give him a pass for his many foibles under the charade that he is "one of us."
© Chuck Baldwin
Yeah. Ain't it neat how Chuckie can slander three men at once? With no proof? Just an accusation that Chuck likely pulled out of his ample butt.
Bush regularly takes anti-Christian stands, period.
List a few.
LORD as my witness, I was about to post the same thing.
Remember, this is the same man who wrote "Is Bush the Antichrist?"
I am very conservative and support any amnesty bills. America is a nation of immigrants who deserve a chance just as our forefathers did.
If Bush passes an amnesty bill future generations will be blessed with conservative leadership. It's a smart thing to do, plain and simple.
If Bush passes an amnesty bill future generations will be blessed with conservative leadership. It's a smart thing to do, plain and simple.
Quick! Don your best asbestos suit!
You're gonna need it...
It means that you are going to get flamed for supporting amnesty. That might as well be a curse word around here.
`(A) the person performing the abortion deliberately and intentionally vaginally delivers a living fetus until, in the case of a head-first presentation, the entire fetal head is outside the body of the mother...
There's the problem. A partial-birth abortion does not require the entire head to be outside the mother's body, rather only enough to get at the back of the skull in a manner that allows the hideous procedure to be performed.
As this bill reads, as long as any portion of the child's head is still inside the mother's body, the same procedure will still be just as legal as it was. I've read several articles which stated that pro-life medical experts tried to get this language changed, to no avail. Ask yourself WHY language like this would be in the bill. If the goal is to ban partial-birth abortion, really ban it, then the language should be something like this...
the term `partial-birth abortion' means an abortion in which-- `(A) the person performing the abortion deliberately and intentionally vaginally delivers a living fetus until, in the case of a head-first presentation, any portion of the fetal head is outside the body of the mother...
That would truly ban the procedure, unlike the one that just passed, which lets politicians claim they did something, while in reality nothing has changed. Partial-birth abortion is just as legal as it was.
BTW, does your handle imply that you have ferrets?
MM
Excuse me, Mr. Ryan, but those words were not mine. I was responding to post #27 by mgist.
So you owe me an apology for the "dumb ass" comment, no?
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