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Like many well-heeled elitists, Stone probably calculates that his wealth & fame will insulate himself and family from the gathering storm:

Some voice concern over president's religious rhetoric religious circles on whether to go to war against Iraq. Pope Jean Paul II has spoken against a war and for a negotiated peace, as has the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. But the Catholic and Protestant churches are by no means a monolithic antiwar bloc, and many evangelical groups have come out in support of the administration.

Still, scholars say they wish Bush would tone down his religious references. ''The more I listen to him, the more truly worried I become about the vision for this country in the world,'' said Hurst Hannum, a professor of international law at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. ''It's so American-centric, so Christian-centric. It's so certain. I guess I worry about anyone who is that sure he is right.'' When Bush told the religious broadcasters that he welcomes faith to solve the nation's problems, C. Welton Gaddy, president of the Interfaith Alliance in Washington, said he asked himself, ''Whose faith?''***

CORRECTED: Some voice concern over president's religious rhetoric *** The frequent use of religion in Bush's speeches also comes amid a conflict within religious circles on whether to go to war against Iraq. Pope Jean Paul II has spoken against a war and for a negotiated peace, as has the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. But the Catholic and Protestant churches are by no means a monolithic antiwar bloc, and many evangelical groups have come out in support of the administration.

Still, scholars say they wish Bush would tone down his religious references. ''The more I listen to him, the more truly worried I become about the vision for this country in the world,'' said Hurst Hannum, a professor of international law at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. ''It's so American-centric, so Christian-centric. It's so certain. I guess I worry about anyone who is that sure he is right.'' When Bush told the religious broadcasters that he welcomes faith to solve the nation's problems, C. Welton Gaddy, president of the Interfaith Alliance in Washington, said he asked himself, ''Whose faith?''***