James Dobson - James Dobson Just Doesn't Get It!: It has been the George W. Bush presidency that has helped turn the minds of Christian conservatives away from a politician's actions and policies to his or her rhetoric. Bush has been given a free pass (by Christian conservatives) on his unconstitutional, liberal, big-spending, socialistic, and imperialistic policies, because he "openly talks about his faith."
Never mind that President Bush's presidency more resembles Bill Clinton's than it does Ronald Reagan's. Never mind that if George W. Bush did not have an "R" behind his name, one would assume that he was a protégé of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson. Because Bush "openly talks about his faith," he is accepted, defended, and lauded by the Religious Right.
If that is not shallow, I don't know what is.
April 3, 2007
Another conservative
And this one, I might add, strikes me as among the wackjob (or as my friend S calls them, "wackado") element. But he also thinks that Bush's faith is a scam.
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I don't think it is all that wacky. Streak, it is a matter of perspective. You believe that the Bush has alienated many Republicans (and conservatives) and this author has touched on some of the reasons why.
Many are angered by the Patriot Act and other policies that are offensive to the BOR. Many are angered by his spending policies, as he certainly is not a fiscal conservative and his budgets are laden with pork. Many are angered by his desire or willingness to get us involved in multiple conflicts around the globe.
He is also right about the RR. They have given him a pass because of his religious beliefs. I don't get the impression that his beliefs are a sham, but that doesn't excuse people not looking deeper into his policies and being more critical. There are plenty of Christians I disagree with on many topics. I will always be polite and respectful, but I am not going to agree with someone just because they are a Christian.
Steve, I miswrote. I meant that this guy represents the wackjob right in many ways. Not that his viewpoints are wacky on this particular idea. I agree, Bush is not really a good conservative in many ways.
If you want some encouragement, our church did 3 sermons about sex that were awesome jsut these past three weeks. Find them here:
http://www.communitychristian.org/play/previous_series/2007.03_designersex.html
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