Bush Is A Religious Man

[Praxeas]

As the president and Nakouzi walked from the Oval Office to the Map Room in the White House residence, Nazouki asked, "But I want to tell you – and I hope this doesn't bother you at all – that in the Islamic world they think that President Bush is an enemy of Islam – that he wants to destroy their religion, what they believe in. Is that in any way true, Mr. President?"
"No, it's not," said Bush. "I've heard that, and it just shows [sic] to show a couple of things: One, that the radicals have done a good job of propagandizing. In other words, they've spread the word that this really isn't peaceful people versus radical people or terrorists, this is really about the America not liking Islam.

"Well, first of all, I believe in an Almighty God, and I believe that all the world, whether they be Muslim, Christian, or any other religion, prays to the same God. That's what I believe. I believe that Islam is a great religion that preaches peace. And I believe people who murder the innocent to achieve political objectives aren't religious people, whether they be a Christian who does that – we had a person blow up our – blow up a federal building in Oklahoma City who professed to be a Christian, but that's not a Christian act to kill innocent people.

"And I just simply don't subscribe to the idea that murdering innocent men, women and children – particularly Muslim men, women and children in the Middle East – is an act of somebody who is a religious person.

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58026

Interesting Bush does not mention Jesus, uses the generic Almighty God that everyone believes in and declares certain people just are not religious if they murder innocents.

What is wrong with this picture? He'd make a good FreeMason

[Praxeas]

http://sporkinthedrawer.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/03/28/bush_holds_hand.jpg

[MissBrattified]

Perfect example of:

Religion does not a Christian make.

[Michael The Disciple]

I hope this lays to rest the idea he is a Christian.

[Sam]

Dubya is a politician and he was trying to be politically correct.

Not all folks under the heading of "Christian" are members of the KKK, the Spanish Inquisition, the Crusades, or the militia folk who hate the U.S. government. And not all Muslims are bombing and mutilating women and children. I think President Bush was trying to emphasize that.

In this country, we have "freedom of religion." There are Americans who are Muslim, Jewish, JW's, Mormons, Christians, Buddhists, etc. They have that right and our government should not promote any of those religious systems nor should it try to prohibit folks from practicing those religions as long as they do not conflict with established civil laws.

The way I understand John 14:6, Acts 4:12, and 1 Tim 2:5, Jesus, the Apostle Peter, and the Apostle Paul all declared that the only way to God is through Jesus. Many believe this is true but we cannot try to force others to believe that, neither can we slander and put down those who believe otherwise.

[RevDWW]

Jas 2:19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.

Apparently mere mental assent is not enough.......

[Michael The Disciple]

Yeshua said no man comes to the Father except by me. Everyone on Earth who does not believe that is lost. They can be saved if they will believe.

[Sam]

Check out
http://www.blessitt.com/bush.html
for an account of George Bush praying with Arthur Blessitt back in 1984.