Justifying the Unjustifiable
I saw a program on the History Channel a few days ago. It had to do with parallels between ancient Babylon and present day Iraq.
It included at least one man, a Christian who believes in the literal truth of the Bible, pointing to the books of Daniel and Revelation to justify attacking Iraq with nuclear weapons. He said he believes such a war is inevitable--in fact that we are mandated by God to start it. And soon.
On the one hand, I’m glad he’s not in a position of power over our armed forces. On the other, I remember—we currently have a president who states that he agrees with the idea of a literal reading of the Bible. And he does command our military.
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May I respectfully suggest that there is a big difference between the teachings of the rabid religious right and the teachings of Jesus. Jesus was against everything that Bush is for.
Hi two crows,
you may have more to worry about than just Bush
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