Is George Bush guilty of not seperating church and state?

Question

I thought the President was not suppose to make his decisions based on his religious beleifs. Apparently not if you read the following article:

By ANN SANNER, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 34 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - President Bush, at the national Catholic prayer breakfast, stressed his opposition to easing restrictions on federally funded embryonic stem cell research, a reference to a bill he's threatened to veto.

What penalty is there for a president who is not seperating himself from the church based on his religous beleifs? Next thing you know he will be giving the old anti-abortion speech at the Catholic luncheon.

So seperatinon of church and state doesn't mean he has to seperate his decision making from church based beleifs? I am not claiming to know so thanks for the insight. Anyway as soon as he is gone and the Dems take over, the bill will pass and this question will be moot. Poor repubes gonna lose this one just ask they lost Roe v Wade. Still can't get over that one can you. Reminds me of a bumper sticker I read:
US out of my Uterus.

Answer 1

Bush has been blurring the lines between church and state with his 'faith based initiatives' and his insistance on turning the conflict in the middle east into some kind of 'christians' vs. 'muslims' fight.

He has also vetoed (and is probably about to veto again) stem cell research, and also works with a lot of people who would absolutely love to ban abortion.

It's going to be so nice when he leaves (sooner or later).

Answer 2

I don't understand why a leader shouldn't make decisions based on his or her religious beliefs. If you were raised with religion, any religion, that is a huge part of who you are and how you think. Nobody would ever be able to just cut that part out of themselves. The country elected the President twice, and I don't think he's been shy about his religious beliefs. And he can say whatever he wants at the Catholic luncheon, it's a freedom he has in this country.

By the way, the separation of church and state is something the founders of this country wanted because they came from places that forced them to practice one religion or the other. The seperation of church and state was to mean that no one can choose your religion for you, that it cannot be a government mandated part of your life. If you want to be a Catholic, Quaker, Baptist, or Hindu, the government doesn't have the right to put you in jail, or torture you and murder you for your beliefs.

Answer 3

"What penalty is there..." Uh, gee, Binky - none that I know of.

Unless, of course, you consider the howling and wailing of the so-called "liberals" to be a penalty. Some Republicans do consider that to be a penalty but they're all from the Northeast and terrified that they'll be replaced by Democrats if they don't at least sound like Democrats a good deal of the time.

Real men like My Boy George laugh at the hand-wringers getting worked up about ANYTHING he might say to the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast. My advice to you is this: ignore anything coming out of the AP as they're nothing more than a mouthpiece for the left-wing of the Democratic Party.

What you're really worked up about is politicians behaving like politicians do and the politician you're presently worked up about is one you don't care for.

So it's not really about what he said at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast at all, is it? No, it's about your wishing that My Boy George wasn't the President.

Well, Binky, I've got both good and bad news for you. First, the good news: My Boy George will be gone in 21 months and then you can focus your unhappiness on someone else. Just think how much better you're gonna FEEL! Alas, and this is the bad news: My Boy George will (apparently) be driving you crazy for the next 21 months. Too bad - grow up and get used to it or get a life and stop worrying so much.

Earth to Binky: Presidents come and they go but YOUR life goes on pretty much the same no matter who's hanging out in the White House. Hint: This is a GOOD THING (for you (and for me and everyone else))!

Answer 4

What is scary about anyone practicing their own religion, especially as president is that no one interprets the Bible the same.
Many Dems are Christian, yet are against Bush, and Repubs think it is their way or the highway to Hell if one doesn't believe that they are hearing from God. Ann Coulter for example is a loud display of the Republican demeanor. She and her fellow Republicans are RIGHT and eveyone else is godless. This by itself is very godless to say. It is judging others when in fact, only God knows our hearts, not Coulter and her crowd.
God does not appreciate what Coulter is doing. Because he loves the unloveable.
God is for one thing; HIMSELF and this means that we have to do do what he says in order to succeed, which thing is love even our enemies and this is not an easy thing to do.
America isn't a theocracy so we can do as we want as long as it is in agreement with the US Constitution, not with the Bible.
Christianity is a personal thing between the sinner and God.
As a Christian, I obey laws, and I also love my enemies, but to cast my personal beliefs on others is simply not what God said to do.
Only God can change people.
....Who am I to make demands on anyone.. applies to all.

Answer 5

No there is nothing that prevents him from using his religion in makeing decisons....morality guides us all and religion is a big part of that. You can't tell a person..here you got a big time job...now turn off your morality and dogma...will never happen.

Separation of church and state means that the government as a whole cannot establish a religion and thus prevent the free practice of the citizens at large....also protecting the President to free practice.

Answer 6

Even if I disagree nearly everything with the President, he was elected by people who knew his religious convictions and intent, and there is still approximately 1/3 of this country who still believe in him.

If you don't agree with it, work on getting someone else elected! That's what I'm doing!

Answer 7

You know, I'm starting to think it might be a good idea to round up all liberals and force them to attend one day of school where they are forced to read the Constitution.

There's no such provision in the Constitution requiring "separation of church and state". He can't be guilty of violating what isn't required.

We don't even need to get into the facts to address your charge since there's no such offense.

Answer 8

I thought we lived in a nation founded on christian beliefs, like be nice to other people, etc.

Also, why should we encourage abortion? Sexuality is bad and ruins lives, and should only be FOR having children, so why would people want to undo the only purpose of it?