Bush's view of religion was definitely not that of the Founding Fathers.
They would be aghast at his unilateral mission and Crusade. Ben Franklyn and Thomas Jefferson would probably have laughed at Bush's narrow view of Christianity. These views came in the John Darby, a nineteenth century fundmentalist who created the views of the Rapture, "dispensationalism" and the sadistic idea of Jesus returning to destroy the world. This is not traditional Christianity but a distortion based on a warped view of a patriarchal society that places violence and punishment over the true love of Jesus.

The so-called Bible belt is really not reflective of the majority of citizens in the South. There are a lot of religious fanatics around, but there are many clear-thinking responsible Christians in the South that don't subscribe to the Evangelical Wrong-Wing reactionaries.

Kerry was very clear on his religious commitments and his faith.
Bush thinks he is God.

Frank


A Just the other night, during the last debate, Kerry spoke of his 'faith' and his altar-boy background; is he a 'religious fanatic'? By maligning all those of a religiously conservative background, one dismisses the many, many Americans in the Bible belt, whose music and culture are presumably so celebrated here on this forum.
And since when is the New York Times an unimpeachable, unbiased source on political matters?
I know my views are very unpopular, to say the least, here, but sometimes it's hard not to speak up.