Bush is not honest or intelligent enough to be an atheist.

[beam me up scottie]

He must be something else.

[BlueManDude]

1. however he certainly hasn't read any of the Bible

[jonnyblitz]

2. well he read leviticus because he doesn't like us gay folks.

the bible has some ugly stuff in it that goes right along with his program so i beg to differ on that one.

[trotsky]

3. Maybe he just didn't interpret it the way you did.

After all, the bible has been through so many translations and permutations, people can read just about anything they want into it. Messages of peace, calls to intolerance. All in there.

[beam me up scottie]

9. I work with fundies, they've read PLENTY of the bible.

It's where they learned to be intolerant of gays, women and non-christians.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

4. I also believe that most atheists aren't into obtaining

absolute and uncontrollable power and to help corrupt cronies ruin what was once a nice country. Perhaps Bush's "religion" is worship of power and greed.

[beam me up scottie]

7. I know you're not a christian

but would you consider Paul to be a christian?

How about Luther and Calvin?

[trotsky]

5. Answer: A Tool.

Easily led and convinced by his handlers. Classic sign of an over-religious mind.

[beam me up scottie]

6. Name some other terrible people who aren't good enough to be atheists.

I think there's a bunch of them in the bible.

[trotsky]

8. Virtually all the popes

The old and the new religious scammers: Cotton Mather, Joseph Smith, Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson.

[beam me up scottie]

10. I forgot about the popes.

What can you tell me about Paul?

[funflower]

11. He's a Shrubite.

He worships the first begotten son of the Great and Powerful Bush.

[Ediacara]

12. Locking

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