As someone who not only grew up in the church, but was in the choir, served as crucifer, went to religious schools for many years (Episcopalian, Baptist and Roman Catholic), I have to say I don't recognize this guy as a Christian at all. That's a horrible thing to say, but I'm afraid it's true. Someone who doesn't think America deserves to be saved (yeah, that's patriotism for you) purports to design America's political life?
And I am continually mystified by religious people thinking it's appropriate to make biblical norms American law (how would Jones feel if the word "Koran" was substituted for "Bible"), but that's a whole different issue.
Posted by armand at November 11, 2004 11:56 AM | TrackBack | Posted to Politics"They despise you because they despise your Christ."
They hate us because they hate our freedom. Hmmm...liberals=terrorists!
Posted by: binky at November 11, 2004 12:22 PM | PERMALINKall right, now i'm far afield, but jesus is a prophet to muslims, no? i mean, doesn't that mean the statement is akin to saying christians despise john the baptist or something, just because they don't recognize them as their lord and god, their savior?
methinks you're right, armand. i see nothing christian here.
Posted by: joshua at November 11, 2004 01:03 PM | PERMALINKYou're right Joshua. Islam recognizes Jesus as a prophet and holy man, just not the messiah. Which, I suppose, our friend Bob would not cotton to at all.
Posted by: binky at November 11, 2004 01:37 PM | PERMALINK