A thought on Bush's comments about Jews and Hell

[zdux0013]

Bush said that Jews are going to Hell.
No real surprise there. I had already expected him to think that way.

But this is what gets me, a while ago I saw him on TV and he said something to the effect of ~ the terrorists defiling a great religion.

So that was a lie. There is no way that Bush thinks that. He thinks Islam is a false religion. Pat Robertson actually came out and said it, but I believe it would be safe to assume that Bush believes any non-Jesus-is-god-religion is false and leads to hell.

So Bush lied to to the American public, and himself - because he was told to. Someone told him to lie and he did. All the while he believes the statement to be false. In his mind he might have led some of the American public astray to a false religion.

He is willing to lead his own people to hell and for what? A few seconds of TV time?

[ERF]

1. When did Bush say that? Do you have a link because I missed it.

[MrPrax]

2. Last year in response to the...

Jordan hotel bombings...

"...Shortly before the U.S. State Department confirmed that two Americans were killed and four were wounded in the attacks, President Bush told reporters he had called Abdullah and "expressed our nation's deep concern and compassion for those who lost their lives."

Later, the president and first lady visited the Jordanian Embassy in Washington to express their sympathies.

In a condolence book at the embassy, Bush wrote, "May God bless the people of Jordan during this difficult time. Please know the American people join you in prayer and spirit," Added Laura Bush, "And with love and sympathy to the people of Jordan."

Referring to the perpetrators as a heartless enemy bent on "defiling a great religion of Islam," Bush stood with Jordanian Ambassador Karim Kawar and proclaimed, "This enemy must be defeated..."

CNN

Similar false admiration in his 2002 SOTU Address:

If anyone doubts this, let them look to Afghanistan, where the Islamic "street" greeted the fall of tyranny with song and celebration. Let the skeptics look to Islam's own rich history, with its centuries of learning, and tolerance and progress. America will lead by defending liberty and justice because they are right and true and unchanging for all people everywhere.
WhiteHouse gov

[argyl]

3. He said this in 1994. He was having a disagreement with his mother over

whether Jews were going to hell. He thought they were and Barb disagreed. If you're a Bush and you have questions pertaining to Christianity you've got the big Christian kahuna,Billy Graham himself,on speed dial to act as an arbiter,which is what they did.

Here's a link: www.bushwatch.com/jews.htm

This accounting is easier on Graham than others I've read in which Graham said that although he agreed with Smirk he did feel this was best left up to God.The link story doesn't state that Graham personally agreed with Bush, which is how I recall the original story.