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Subject:	Re: It's scarier if he actually believes his own nonsense.
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Mon, 7 Apr 2003 18:50:29 GMT
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I am glad you posted this, I was just listening to a British author who recently wrote a book that explains Blairs involvement in this war, I can't recall his name. He basically layed out what this article displays. The UK tends to be a much more secular society than the US. The United States was founded on Christian principles, and many of us still desire that "God bless America". This author, however, talks about an inert distrust of deeply religious people within the UK and much of the rest of Europe. So while this article was a gross exaduration, Bush does have a great deal of religious faith, and often seeks strength and guidance from prayer. I for one am greatly comforted by that fact. Scott In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Marchetti writes: > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2921345.stm > > Upon showing that article to my SO, she asked if I thought Shrub actually > believed this stuff or if he was just trying to gain greater access to a > particular constituency group. My answer? See subject line. > > -- Hop-Frog

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		Re: It's scarier if he actually believes his own nonsense.
(...) Idunno, is Britain a more secular society? Not officially of course, the state and the church are the same vs. separation of church and state, but in practice? Many do want that "God Bless America", but in Britain some like to think that God (...) (22 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: It's scarier if he actually believes his own nonsense.
It would seem to me that the problem with apocalyptic beliefs is that they may tend to inspire the fulfillment of the prophecies upon which they are based. If the apocalytpic visions could be taken as a metaphor for wanting a better world, then I (...) (22 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: It's scarier if he actually believes his own nonsense.
(...) David Koresh and Andrea Yates sought strength and guidance from prayer, as do (presumably) Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein. So did the Templars and the Inquisition. That is not an indictment of faith in its own right, but it does point (...) (22 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		It's scarier if he actually believes his own nonsense.
(URL) showing that article to my SO, she asked if I thought Shrub actually believed this stuff or if he was just trying to gain greater access to a particular constituency group. My answer? See subject line. -- Hop-Frog (22 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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