Re: Condoleezza Rice Says She's `Proud' Of Decision To Invade Iraq

On Jul 5, 4:53=A0pm, James Hogg <Jas.Hogg...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>
> And one might ask whether a civilised government should engage in
> "revenge" at all, especially a government led by a born-again
> Christian.
>

It's amazing how few people notice that.  Although The Golden Rule was
postulated by Buddha and Rabbi Hillel before Jesus there is no doubt
that the admonishment to love our enemy is central to Christianity,
and sets Christianity apart.  There is no qualification saying, "Love
your enemy unless you really don't like him." It says love your enemy,
no if, ands, or buts.

Maybe it's a hopelessly naive and flawed concept, though political
nonviolence has worked wonders and Gandhi and Luther King achieved
extraordinary, counter intuitive victories with it.   But the point is
that no nation of Christians has adopted this rule.  All the more
noticeable in a  president who rules with his faith.   Bush clearly
told us that he believes that God wants men to be free and that this
belief guides his foreign policy.

I recall "Do unto others as you would have then do unto you."   I
don't recall "God wants all men to be free."

And religious people seem to see nothing wrong that their most sacred
tenets are just window dressing.

Come on patriots, open your mouths wide for big gobs of premium
bull**** from the very top...

Don't be part of it, folks.   Get off the bus.