The religious phonies who rule our government By DOUG THOMPSON

[godhatesrepublicans]

Pretty good essay here, thought it might appeal.

http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_8663.shtml

My favorite section, though it's all good:

"I'm not surprised. I worked with enough Republicans while in Washington to realize the party is overrun by gay-bashers, racists and bigots. What they call "family values" is nothing more than a call to arms against anyone who doesn't buy into their limited, hate-filled view of life. What they call decent is nothing more than old-fashioned intolerance at its worst.

These right-wing fanatics tout the Bible when they think they have found an obscure verse that supports their narrow-minded views and then ignore the overall teachings of religion that promote love and tolerance. Not surprisingly, they treat the Constitution with the same, callous disregard.

Bush claims to be a Christian but calls the Constitution "just a goddamned piece of paper." In fact, "goddamn" is one of Bush's favorite obscenities. At the very least, this is odd behavior for a so-called Christian."

[arcane1]

1. indeed, just listening to Bush talk about religion...

shows me that he doesn't believe a word of it... he uses the same silly buzz words and catch phrases that you would expect from someone pandering

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. All the warnings have been

that those who will destroy religion will come forth pretending to be very religious. This is true of Bush (many of my Christian friends now view him as the anti-Christ) and of Osama bin Laden.

[Proud_Democratt]

3. I know Doug Thompson.

He's a great writer! He now resides in The Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. He was a D.C. journalist.