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Notes on the Atrocities Like a 100-watt radio station, broadcasting to the dozens... |
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![]() Wednesday, April 21, 2004 One of the minor notes sounded by Woodward's indictment of Bush (continuing excerpt series at the Post) was the suggestion that our foreign policy is being guided by religious belief. Woodward quotes Bush saying, "There is a higher father that I appeal to." This isn't going to get a huge amount of play--mainly because most Americans will be relieved to learn that Bush's inspiration was God, not Dick Cheney. (Well, it was both.) But there is a serious policy question here--should the decisions of our leaders be guided by religious conviction?
Students at Patrick Henry are on a mission to change the world: indeed, to lead the world. When, after four years or so of study, they leave their neatly-kept campus with its close-mown lawns, they do so with a drive and commitment to reshape their new environments according to the fundamentalist, right-wing vision of their college.
[Note. I would like to emphasize that I'm not anti-Christian. To me, this isn't a sectarian issue--if the President were Buddhist (as I am), and was doing the same thing, I'd be equally critical. The issue isn't a Christian issue, it's an issue of how we wish to be governed.] |
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