I am guessing that he is trying to be fair to the agnostic crowd so that he doesn’t belittle anyone or stroke his ego. However, in so doing that he belittles the aspect that he is devout enough and good enough to not doubt that possibly there is a place in heaven for him. Religion is based on the cold, hard facts not the comfty cushion.
I do not insult him for doubting himself, but if you know a lot more about what somebody faithful believes than “The Messiah”, than he is really screwed. Hell, he could call Jesus Christ his favorite philosopher, just like President Bush did(who probably knows a lot more about his faith than Obama) and than tone it down to something a lot more, well, “secular”. I do find it a little bit offensive for him to ready the truth that voting for Partial Birth Abortion is a sign of doubt in the ability to go to heaven.
Maybe he knows something more than we know, and that he is Pro-Partial Birth, really a Muslim now that is the point of it. That he doubts going to heaven because he is not spiritually qualified and thereby makes the line a facade.
Hey, at least he didn’t slip on his tongue while saying that line. It could’ve been a lot worse(like Al Gore’s interpretation of our history)
Bush did not call Jesus “his favorite philosopher”.
The question Bush was asked was: “Who had the greatest influence on your life.” Bush’s reply was: “Jesus, because HE changed my life.”
And ..
Religion is NOT Christianity. Religion is doing something “religously” without having to, or needing to, know why.
Christianity is a personal relationship with Jesus.
BIG DIFFERENCE between the two!!