Politics and the Church - Bush woos the faithful with a religious fervor

[Kadie]

Politics and the Church
Bush woos the faithful with a religious fervor

Don Lattin, Chronicle Religion Writer
Monday, June 21, 2004

Politicians and pastors can make strange bedfellows, but there's something different about President Bush's faith-based campaign to stay in the White House.

Just consider what went down in the first two weeks of June:

-- Bush campaign staffers in Pennsylvania sent out e-mails to identify 1, 600 congregations "where voters friendly to President Bush might gather on a regular basis."

-- Bush himself visited Pope John Paul II in Rome, where he reportedly complained to Cardinal Angelo Sodano, the Vatican secretary of state, that "not all the American bishops are with me."

more... http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/06/21/MNG0179A841.DTL

[hansolsen]

1. The torturer in chief -- athiests beware.

Anyone like George Bush, who can rationalize using torture for some "high" purpose, could easily rationalize burning heretics at the stake.

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2. Hi hansolsen!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[hansolsen]

3. Thanks for the welcome

Glad to be here. I am a long time blogger at the Dean and Kerry forums, who has followed DU for some time.

[aden_nak]

4. Policy Division

I can't imagine why all of the Bishops aren't with him. Wait, wait, yes I can!

1) Sanctioned torture as a means of extracting information.
2) Invasion and occupation of a sovereign nation based on false accusations (an action condemned by the Catholic church).
3) Strong favoring and execution of the death penalty.

Anyone want to add a few more?