To only the atheists that keep using George Bush as an excuse for not liking christians. Most times I can really understand the reason, but that makes no sense. Do you think all us christians meet at his house on thursday to discuss our plans for the week?
Well we dont, so try using a different excuse. besides I cant stand that egomaniacal jackass.
2007-01-17 00:09:50 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
ok heres my extra stuff just to try making more sense. Is there a reason why you blame us because of bush?
2007-01-17 00:14:56 · update #1
You have it wrong. It's not because of George Bush that Christianity irks me at times. I'm perfectly aware that Bush can turn the religious thing on and off like a light switch. I don't feel he's really that religious. I think he just happens to know where his main support is, and tries to suck up to them whenever possible.
What irritates me about some Christians sometimes is how they try and turn -anything- at all into an excuse to evangelize, whether people present like it or not. In American culture, humans are targeted for marketing 24 hours a day, practically. So it really begins to wear down on the nerves when even people you speak with begin to sound like soap commercials for their particular religion.
2007-01-17 00:18:02 · answer #1 · answered by Lunarsight 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Obviously not all Christians are on Bush's side - I know quite a few who consider The Shrub to be an abomination. On the other hand, there is no question that Bush's elections owed a great deal to the right-wing Christian movement. That block of voters, along with the "evangelicals," were overwhelmingly pro-Bush in both elections. And even recent polls show those groups to be backing Bush at at least twice the rate of the rest of the U.S. electorate.
The point? You need to define the terms a little better. A sector of Christianity is indeed in cahoots with the caveman policies of the "decider." But by and large, outside of that noisy group, the Christian community is against the Bush policies.
2007-01-17 08:26:27 · answer #2 · answered by JAT 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK, George W Bush is not the result of Christianism, but FANATICISM!
Fanaticism in any aspect is an evil thing. If your beliefs lead you to hate and harass others, then you're a fanatic and therefore an idiot. Especially when your brainless actions give a bad name to the rest of the community that share your beliefs.
I'm a christian (catholic to be exact, and yes we catholics ARE Christians). I have friends of all nationalities and religious beliefs. The secret lies in the word RESPECT. Besides, if God wanted us all to be the same, he would have made us all an exact replica of the other. He likes variety and freedom of speech. Even atheist principles have peace as their purpose, so who am I to point my finger at them?
IMHO, that judging attitude is the result of fanatic narrow-minds that take the bible literally. Those are my two cents.
2007-01-17 08:32:04 · answer #3 · answered by M'lady 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anyone who uses George Bush as an example for not liking Christians, is simply looking for any kind of an excuse. We are all responsible for our own actions, no need to blame others.
2007-01-17 08:14:35 · answer #4 · answered by donna_honeycutt47 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
How ironic. You say nothing to criticize christians who call atheists "satanists", who call atheists "communists", who call atheists "murderers", yet you accuse atheists of making the same insinuations about christians when we do not.
When an atheist talks about Chicken George as a christian, it's not said to infer that all christians are as murderous. The reason atheists say it is to debunk the lie that "you have to be christian to be moral". You christians make that false claim but then deny the christianity of the KKK, the Nazis, the Rwandan genocide, etc.
The reality that christians want to deny is that morality does not come from religion. Atheists don't make that false claim; you will never hear an atheist say, "Stalin wasn't a true atheist", but you will hear a christian say that about Hitler.
Clean up your own house before you attempt to criticize others. When you have silenced the christians who cast false aspersions upon atheists and others, *then* you will be fit to criticize atheists.
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2007-01-17 08:29:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You see! Atheists and Christians can agree sometimes. :-)
I do want to let you know that I dont dislike Christians, even though I am an atheist. (I am going to refrain from the old "some of my best friends are...) I am offended by attacks on any group as a whole. I hope others in this forum, both atheists and religious can try to hold to the same principle.
2007-01-17 08:14:27 · answer #6 · answered by sngcanary 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't blame Christians for Bush. Bush is a dry alcoholic using Jesus to keep from drinking and snorting coke. I don't even particularly dislike Christians. My dislike for Bush has nothing to do with his professed faith (which I seriously doubt in any case).
2007-01-17 08:26:06 · answer #7 · answered by link955 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bush typifies much of what I've seen from Christians. I have yet to meet a Christian that holds honesty, integrity and critical thinking as high values. They tend to give lip service to these ideas but there is no evidence that they are important to their lives.
2007-01-17 08:17:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I suspect that people who dislike George Bush, whether atheist or not, associate his particular brand of Christianity with his rather inexplicable behavior.
2007-01-17 09:09:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think Bush does the stuff we hate him for because he is a christian, I think it's because he's greedy, it's all for money. Unfortunatly he plays up the "stupid redneck christian" bit so people won't think so much about how much he and Cheney are making off this war.
2007-01-17 08:21:03 · answer #10 · answered by Jessy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋