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>honest, factual manner,

Again, I repeat: much of the material in my piece comes from Bush's own autobiography.

By the way, one of the parts I cut, which demonstrates that Bush specifically sees his presidency as the carrying out of a militantly Christian mission (maybe you think that's a good thing; but evidence suggests you have to acknowledge that he does think of it that way), was this:

-- It is an aspect of George Bush and religion that has been well-remarked upon: his ability to signal to the Evangelical portion of his constituency that he, like them, is on the correct side in the struggle for the world. When, for example, he entitles his campaign autobiography A Charge to Keep, from the Methodist hymn, which takes its theme from the militantly Christian words of I Corinthians, Chapter 4, versus 1 through 5: “Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.... Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.”

The lady down the street with the 'No War in Iraq' signs in her yard tells me GW Bush is the Devil, how about an expose of her and her ilk ..... It is an interesting religion and I think you will have no trouble finding its adherents

You really don't understand Christianity, do you? It is the responsibility of each Christian (not just the president) to pray and seek God's will in all aspects of his life. If I were the president I would do the same thing, because the responsibility is awesome.

Also, perhaps you are unfamiliar with the scripture wich says "ALL have sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God." Pride is not a trait highly prized in the Bible.

Sometimes it helps to cite the whole paragraph, and not go off on a tangent...

""People are starved for leadership, Pastor Craig said," starved for leaders who have ethical and moral courage." "It is not enough to have an ethical compass to know right from wrong," he argued. "America needs leaders who have the moral courage to do what is right for the right reason. It's not always easy or convenient for leaders to step forward," he acknowledged. Remember, even Moses had doubts. "He was talking to you," my mother later said. The pastor was, of course, talking to all of us, challenging each one of us to make the most of our lives, to assume the mantle of leadership and responsibility wherever we find it. He was calling on us to use whatever power we have, in business, in politics, in our communities, and in our families, to do good for the right reason. And his sermon spoke directly to my heart and my life."