Why do you hate those that love the Lord and try and serve Him to the best of their ability - even though they run the chance of insulting you by their zeal?
Would you prefer none do anything but sit around and contemplate their own faith? What about the instruction by Jesus to go into all the world and spread the gospel?
Does this mean you dispute what Jesus said to do to be saved? Do you say that Jesus and the Lord have no right to judge men as to their worthiness to live with God in eternity?
I agree on many of your points that true sense of peace and love of the Lord are often found more profoundly in nature and its beauty and wonders than in church or sermons.
But that is because men are doing the church and sermons with all their flaws. But why are they? Because they love man enough to want to show him Jesus and what Jesus means for their eternal life. Whereas you with your views care nothing for others - just your own view of peace.
So religion from your point-of-view does nothing to save other men - only yourself.
As far as the statements Bush made after the World Trade Center. So sorry he did not say the world thinks this or that. But - if you remember - America is the nation he leads - not the world. America is the nation attacked and that lost thousands of its citizens. He was right in his speech and he is right in his efforts for this country.
You handle the world and set about saving them with your views. President Bush and the American Christians will handle America.
We may make huge mistakes but the love is there for all of Americans as we see them travel a road of depravity and sin destroying this country. And, we will fight it.
Why? Because this country has been blessed by God and we have to make sure this country will continue to be blessed by God. We have to counter the mounting surge of Islam to take over this great land as they are taking over other nations.
Sitting back and enjoying the wonders of nature and condemning all evangicals will not save us from assault and will not try and show the world that God loves them and wants them to serve Him - not the devil.
Duncan and I respect the inherent worth and dignity of you and otherChristians who disagree with us. Our problem is that some Christians don't respect our views or tolerate other religionists such as the Islamists. As a result of such lack of respect and intolerance by some Christians Duncan and I find our country involved in a war we hated from the start, even before nearly two thousand Americans and many tens of thousands of Iraqis died or were permanently maimed and before the Bush Administration realized the war might go on in present form for at least 12 more years. Your post said that "President Bush and American Christians will handle America." and "Whereas you with your views care nothing for others - just your own view of peace.", thereby rendering irrelevant the political views of the rest of us.
If Duncan or I had said "President Clinton and American Democrats know how to handle America" or "Whereas you with your views care nothing for others - just promoting your own religious wars", how would you feel about those statements?