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vernacular_lifeI don't talk that much about religion - for me its more of a whatever works for you kind of thing. I do believe that the community of the church, as well as faith, is admirable and brings a lot of good/comfort/hope/purpose to a lot of people, but I personally am not in that spot in my life now.....who knows if later it will change.
that said, this terrifies me:
Bush claimed God told him to invade Iraq, Afghanistan: BBC
US President George W. Bush allegedly said God told him to invade Iraq and Afghanistan, a new BBC documentary will reveal, according to details.
Bush made the claim when he met Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas and then foreign minister Nabil Shaath in June 2003, the ministers told the documentary series to be broadcast in Britain later this month.
The US leader also told them he had been ordered by God to create a Palestinian state, the ministers said. Shaath, now the Palestinian information minister, said: "President Bush said to all of us: 'I'm driven with a mission from God. 'God would tell me, 'George, go and fight those terrorists in Afghanistan'.' "And I did, and then God would tell me, 'George, go and end the tyranny in Iraq...' And I did.
"'And now, again, I feel God's words coming to me, 'Go get the Palestinians their state and get the Israelis their security, and get peace in the Middle East.' And by God I'm gonna do it'," said Shaath.
Abbas, who was also at the meeting in the Egyptian resort of Sharm al-Sheikh, recalled how the president told him: "I have a moral and religious obligation. "So I will get you a Palestinian state."
A BBC spokesman said the content of the programme had been put to the White House but it had refused to comment on a private conversation.
The three-part series, "Elusive Peace: Israel and the Arabs", charts the attempts to bring peace to the Middle East, from former US president Bill Clinton's peace talks in 1999-2000 to Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza strip. The programme speaks to presidents and prime ministers, their generals and ministers, about what happened behind closed doors as the peace talks failed and the intifada grew.
The series is due to be screened in Britain on October 10, 17 and 24.
source: yahoo
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Also.......since I'm talking religion, the televangilists who claim that the reason why so many hurricanes are hitting the Gulf/Louisiana is because of the Sin that is pouring out from New Orleans....ummm......I've always experienced central/southern Mississippi and Alabama to be the bible belt...so they're getting punished due to their proximity to The City of Sin?? Why aren't hurricanes hitting Las Vegas?? Amsterdam??
that said, this terrifies me:
Bush claimed God told him to invade Iraq, Afghanistan: BBC
US President George W. Bush allegedly said God told him to invade Iraq and Afghanistan, a new BBC documentary will reveal, according to details.
Bush made the claim when he met Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas and then foreign minister Nabil Shaath in June 2003, the ministers told the documentary series to be broadcast in Britain later this month.
The US leader also told them he had been ordered by God to create a Palestinian state, the ministers said. Shaath, now the Palestinian information minister, said: "President Bush said to all of us: 'I'm driven with a mission from God. 'God would tell me, 'George, go and fight those terrorists in Afghanistan'.' "And I did, and then God would tell me, 'George, go and end the tyranny in Iraq...' And I did.
"'And now, again, I feel God's words coming to me, 'Go get the Palestinians their state and get the Israelis their security, and get peace in the Middle East.' And by God I'm gonna do it'," said Shaath.
Abbas, who was also at the meeting in the Egyptian resort of Sharm al-Sheikh, recalled how the president told him: "I have a moral and religious obligation. "So I will get you a Palestinian state."
A BBC spokesman said the content of the programme had been put to the White House but it had refused to comment on a private conversation.
The three-part series, "Elusive Peace: Israel and the Arabs", charts the attempts to bring peace to the Middle East, from former US president Bill Clinton's peace talks in 1999-2000 to Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza strip. The programme speaks to presidents and prime ministers, their generals and ministers, about what happened behind closed doors as the peace talks failed and the intifada grew.
The series is due to be screened in Britain on October 10, 17 and 24.
source: yahoo
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Also.......since I'm talking religion, the televangilists who claim that the reason why so many hurricanes are hitting the Gulf/Louisiana is because of the Sin that is pouring out from New Orleans....ummm......I've always experienced central/southern Mississippi and Alabama to be the bible belt...so they're getting punished due to their proximity to The City of Sin?? Why aren't hurricanes hitting Las Vegas?? Amsterdam??
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Date: 2005-10-07 02:47 am (UTC)I love how Bush makes all the rest of us (Christians) look like freaks.
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Date: 2005-10-07 01:39 pm (UTC)I wish I could say I were surprised when he comes out with crazy stuff like this, but I'm so past that stage. Now I'm just counting down the days....
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Date: 2005-10-07 02:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-07 04:18 pm (UTC)