By definition apostasy is the condition of those who once in some degree embraced the truth and have now abandoned or forsaken it. Mainly this is not really going to be a question but a what do you think. I find it completely and uterlly ridiculous that we have a president who claims to be a Christian and openly acknowledges his belief in universalism and attack the supreme doctrine of Christianity. When asked in an interview with ABC's Charles Gibson,
Q. "Do we all worship the same God? You know Christians and Muslims?"
A. "I think we do, we all just have different ways of getting to the almighty."
Q."Do Christians and non Christians and Muslims go to heaven in your mind?"
A." Yes they do. We all just have different ways of getting there."
So I am just curious what those who are professing to be Christians have to say about this and is anyone as outraged as I am?
2007-11-13 12:06:10 · 9 answers · asked by Belgrademitch 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
All roads do indeed lead to God, since every person will one day face their Creator. Our reception at the end of the journey however, depends very much on which road we arrive upon.
2007-11-13 12:13:29 · answer #1 · answered by Marji 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This wasn't intended to be a theological dissertation by the President, so I wouldn't get all worked up by it. Is his answer wishy-washy? Yes. Is there still some truth, I'd say yes also. It is within the realm of possibility that God, in his infinite mercy, who reads the hearts of all men, could judge people on how they responded to God, even though their knowlege was imperfect, through no fault of their own. Bottom line, only God judges people, we can be assured that he will be just.
2007-11-13 20:29:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Anything that GWB utters MUST be suspect.
Fact: Religion is experiencing a severe downturn in Europe. No-one is interested. Religious Americans would be 'quite surprised' to see the empty churches being used as coffee shops, exhibition centres, social clubs, flea-markets, art galleries, etc, etc and many are even boarded-up and abandoned.
Why is the US so far behind?
2007-11-13 20:11:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Jesus said He had sheep that were not of this fold. While as a Christian we believe that all salvation is through Christ, who are we to limit God's ability to save mankind?
Titus 2:11 (KJV)
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
2007-11-13 20:17:11 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. E 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He's right, Christians and Muslims worship the exact same God.
2007-11-13 20:09:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
You're outraged. Great. So your literal interpretation of the Bible is the end all and be all of human spirituality. Fantastic. You know nothing. On the other hand, it would really make my day if the religious right in this country stopped supporting ol' Dubya because of his apostasy.
2007-11-13 20:13:52 · answer #6 · answered by J Maime 4 · 2⤊ 3⤋
there are mindless automotons in Islam and Christianity that blindly listen to what their church wants them to think and know. there are also christians who realize the allegorical nature of the bible--and thus possibilities. Chalres Gibson seems to be one of those Christians who took his prefrontal lobe out of mothballs and used it. I'm outraged at what the fundamentalists are doing to christianity.
2007-11-13 20:13:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I think we worship the same God,just different name,s.
2007-11-13 20:15:18 · answer #8 · answered by elaine 30705 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
haha... yeah, and people voted forthis guy TWICE!!
2007-11-13 20:10:29 · answer #9 · answered by heather b 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋