What should America's State Religion Be?

[Dono]

There are degrees of being Christian..........President Bush is a man of very strong faith and follows the precepts of Jesus Christ.........

In my own case I am a Roman Catholic and my church is very clear on the issue of abortion and gay marriage in that it is wrong and how so called Catholics can support those 2 issues and say they follow the Catholic faith is beyond me.......

I suspect that it will all come out in the wash on judgment day for Christians and Catholics and becasue of my faith I feel sure that I am on the right side of the issues...........................

VoR's own words, "I am a man of faith, but not a devout one". He has admitted that he has made a decision not to follow ALL the precepts he speaks about, yet he can piously label others as "so called Catholics" because they might disagree with his selected ones. There is a word for that - hypocrite.
Dono

[Dzeron]

VoR's own words, "I am a man of faith, but not a devout one".

That is probably why he supports the direction of the State by the Church. He does not have enough faith in his god's ability to enforce his own laws.

[Modern_Republic]

I say wahabism.

[Matthew S]

Actually VOR's GOD is the flag he would die to defend it and protect it with his life. It is sacared to him and he bows to the flag.

[Matthew S]

If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and looks like a duck, it's a liberal.

Speaking of birds If it goose steps like a nazi, it must be a conservative.

[Voice Of Reason]

I am flattered by all the attention....thanks guys/girls.......

[Duo_Maxwell]

Oh yes, let's defile the consitution so more. So much for the bill of rights.

The entire notion of a state religion is rabidly aganist what the founders wanted. But then again, many people have litterally no concept of history.

[Obvious Child]

There are degrees of being Christian..........President Bush is a man of very strong faith and follows the precepts of Jesus Christ.........

'Blessed are the peacemakers'. Not to mention the commandment to the rich man to give all his possesions to the poor. What possible basis can you give for Bush being a man of strong faith, apart from his say-so? A man who has no care for the poor but panders to the homophobia of the bible belt isn't a man of strong faith, he's a hypocrite.

[billsco]

We need puke smilies.

[Dzeron]

I say wahabism.

Allah will get you for not spelling Wahabbism properly! Aieeee!

[Jo Bennett]

There are degrees of being Christian..........President Bush is a man of very strong faith and follows the precepts of Jesus Christ.........

Apart from "love your enemy, do good to those who hate you", presumably? I don't think it is as simple as degrees of Christianity. I don't think you can say that someone is more Christian than someone because they follow a different Christian tradition. I don't think you can say that Bush is more Christian than, for example, Jim Thompson (who died last year, alas), former Bishop of Bath and Wells and something of a leftie, or that Pope Benedict is more Christian than Rowan "hairy leftie" Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury. Two may be liberal and two conservative, but it is incorrect to say that one is more Christian than the other simply on that basis. I obviously admire some of those 4 more than others, I'll leave you to guess which ones...

[Voice Of Reason]

'Blessed are the peacemakers'. Not to mention the commandment to the rich man to give all his possesions to the poor. What possible basis can you give for Bush being a man of strong faith, apart from his say-so? A man who has no care for the poor but panders to the homophobia of the bible belt isn't a man of strong faith, he's a hypocrite.

He is against Gay marriage as are the majority of Americans and religions......

He has probably spent more money on the poor then any other president with his prescription drug program and his faith based initiative......

I sense a Bush hater in you....This president could not nothing that would every please you...........

[Obvious Child]

I sense a Bush hater in you....This president could not nothing that would every please you...........

Please, less of the Yoda impressions. And can you not imagine that someone might dislike Bush because of his actions, rather than dislike his actions because they hate him? Bush has pandered to the rich and cut their taxes massively. He plans to abolish inheritance tax. He obviously accepts people who serve Mammon.

[Symbiote]

I say flag-worship, it'd be too much effort to change the pledge of allegiance otherwise.

[Raastee]

Speaking of birds If it goose steps like a nazi, it must be a conservative.

rofl...oh god...i needed that...good one