Toadfrog- you said: "Well, Beccy and Doug R.:
There is something to be said for not mixing theology and politics. It doesn't shed much light on the subject to say somebody is "evil." But it seems to be the in thing these days. If it is o.k. for GWB to relegate people to the "axis of evil," why shouldn't Bobert? Has this stopped being a free country?"

There is nothing wrong with Bobert blowing off a little steam.

...The problem comes in when Bobert uses statements like "No, make no bones about George Bush! He is a servant of the Devil! He serves Satan! He is no more a Christain than Herod! He has made *HIS* deal with the Devil. He will kill people for his own glory. It doesn't matter if it's one person or 100,000. The fact that he has made a decision that's *his* image is worth more than the life of one single human being makes him a *servant* of the Devil!" to justify his disapproval of a foreign affairs policy. Bobert is preaching Christianity and then in the same sentence going against the fundamental principles of the religion in which he claims to have faith. Christ taught love.

I was simply pointing out that Bobert was being a touch hypocritical.

Now- You may dislike George W. Bush until the cows come home. But I would hazard an educated guess that he's probably getting much more complete security briefs than are you. He may be more justified than we will ever know in making statements like the "Axis of Evil" one.

Man- you folks are a bunch of Calvinists with your fatalism and self-fulfilling prophecy business.

Beccy