Bush claims that he is a born again Christian, yet he seems to advocate torture, (terrorists or not, torture is not right, that is my belief, and I am not Christian) declare unessecary wars which kill innocent people, not to mention while he was governor he approved of more executions than any governor in the history of the USA.
So Is Bush a true Christian?
2007-12-06 03:19:25 · 21 answers · asked by Mkath 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Simple -- if you honestly believe that this life is just a "dress rehearsal" for another life that's going to take place in heaven or hell, it's easy to be dismissive of the evil you do here on Earth, particularly when you label that evil "God's will"...
2007-12-06 03:23:04 · answer #1 · answered by The Reverend Soleil 5 · 10⤊ 4⤋
Rather than listening to what a person says, it's always good to look at the fruit of a person's life to know what kind of a person they are.
I'm a Christian also, but you are missing the point with your use of broad generalizations.
Unnecessary wars? Self-defense is one rule that determines whether a killing is justified. Killing is differentiated in the Bible from murder. War is often necessary. No one likes war, but sometimes it is needful.
Bush declared war on terrorists, and upon the countries that harbor terrorists. Iran and Iraq have long been political adversaries in spite of billions of dollars that the USA pumps into their economies every year. They choose to spend their profits to promote terrorism rather than to feed their own people.
As such, they are not "innocent" as you describe the victims of the war. Saddam Hussein executed thousands of his own countrymen. The Ayatollahs are no better, but hide behind their clerical robes. We are raised in the USA (and most of the rest of the civilized world) that every human life has value. In the Islamic countries of the middle east they raise their children with hatred and contempt for the West, and for Jews.
As for the executions during GW's gubernatorial administration? Evil is to be "put away" from us according to the Bible. Genesis 9 supports capital punishment, and it's further explained in Exodus 21, immediately after the edict "Thou shalt not kill" of Exodus 20.
2007-12-06 11:40:02 · answer #2 · answered by Bobby Jim 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bush is a Christian charged with protecting 350 million some odd people. That is his job.
Remember not the sins of the king, but the suffering of the sinner.
2007-12-06 11:26:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can't believe what everyone says. The devil can make you think that if you tell a white lie that it's okay and since lies don't have color that would be ridiculous to believe. I don't believe for a minute that Bush is spiritual in no way shape or form. He is a false Christian.
2007-12-06 11:29:10 · answer #4 · answered by uneekqamar2004 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
..there's lots of accusations of torture.. but no evidence. Yet if it's said over and over enough, why surely that makes it true.
- Saddam killed thousands of people and there are mass graves which are the evidence of his chemical capabilities. And everyone agreed ("including" top democrats and other nations) that Saddam was earnestly looking for nuclear capability. (Of course memory is selective, so now it's "Bush lied".)
- It's all fine and dandy to be a peacenik in a world and time where there are thousands, even millions of radicals who want to behead all those who do not believe and behave as they want you to. But it may not work out to the benefit of our kids or grandkids.
- As to capital punishment, I'm not that crazy about it, but it's no worse than the present sentiment of pooh poohing child rape and murder and letting these gross people back out on the streets and in the neighborhoods to carry on their hobby. I'm afraid we will 'improve' our dealing with terrorism like we did with our more politically correct dealing with violent criminals, so that now no child, woman or person is safe on the streets or in the field, when once a kid could jump on their bike and ride it all over the county. Are we "progressing"? Yeah.. but where?
2007-12-06 11:32:04 · answer #5 · answered by flowerchilde 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have no problem with torture as long as it serves a useful purpose, i.e saving human lives.
I'm not Christian, but I certainly have respect for life.
Oh, and a "true" Christian would not be involved in politics or government.
2007-12-06 11:28:39 · answer #6 · answered by Mystine G 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am a huge opponent of Bush, but I believe he advocates those things because he believes they will save and improve far more lives than they take or ruin.
Whether he is a True Christian® (http://www.bettybowers.com/) or not, God knows. I think his ethics are often grotesque, though.
2007-12-06 11:25:53 · answer #7 · answered by ledbetter 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Bush has the support of Fundamentalist Christinity in America...
Psalm 137: 8-9 - O Daughter of Babylon* (*is it today Iraq?), doomed to destruction, happy is he who repays you for what you have done to us- he who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks.
2007-12-06 11:25:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Let me think? no of course, he's not a good Christian thats obvious, we don't elect church leaders we elect presidents, and thank God we have separation between church and state so we can elect our leaders, no matter how dumb, incompetent and warsome they turn out to be.
2007-12-06 11:31:35 · answer #9 · answered by Patrick "Paddy" Murphy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He probably believes he is. However... some of your examples are... "debatable" to say the least.
I'm not sure why you think Christians believe killing is wrong. Have you read the Bible?
2007-12-06 11:23:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Sure!
-According to historical evidence, I would say that there is nothing anti-Christian about war and torture.
2007-12-06 11:26:00 · answer #11 · answered by Leina 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋