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Originally posted by lendaddy
What legislation, either real or perceived has the Bush Admin pushed which you would consider to be authored by the "right wing christian coalition"?
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Call me a tin-foil-hat wearing conspiracy theorist but I think the agenda is a little more covert than that. If it weren't, I don't think it would be an effective agenda at all, and we know that politicians are smarter than that (some, atleast).
I think Bush fosters a sense a "morality" with the church-going public. He uses Biblical-style phraises in his speech. He _wants_ us to know that he is a Christian and that he's following a Christian faith (of some kind, who knows). I think its a tool, a ploy, a way to sell his agenda. When you hear him say: "Ive consulted with God in prayer. I've decided to..." you get a feeling of "oh, this guy is a God-fearing individual who wouldn't conduct himself in an un-Godly manner". It builds trust, blind trust.
That trust can be, and has been, used to:
- carry out "Gods will" to liberate a Godless nation of sinners as a kind of new-age holy-war
- abuse international law (ie the Geneva Convention)
- grant the government the power to descriminate against homosexuals (a lot of these crazies still think its a lifestyle choice!)
- censor our media
- outlaw abortions
- repress science (stem cells, global warming, etc)
When you're doing "Gods work", you can do no wrong. Are any of you Righties at all upset over the nomination of this Gonzales character!?#% The guy is bad-news through and through!!! These people support Bush the man, not Bush the policy-maker.
But this might be the key to understanding our differences. I place my trust in the intellect of my leaders to make good choices, in their ability to think and reason. And Im not limited to liberals, I would gladly vote for Arnold. When he makes choices, I feel that he's thought about the issues and I support him even when we disagree. He tells me his reasons, he doesn't ask me to trust him.
I don't see those reasons, the trust in intellect, expressed in the way you've chosen GW as your leader. This trust in faith BS really worries me because it gives the man a great big permission slip to wreak as much havok as God will allow. Remember, GWs reelection is a mandate from God.