Re: Obama's pastor's comments.
Tal: Yes, I believe God is felt and seen everywhere we look. But I don't believe he speaks directly in our ears. Sorry. I can't and won't trust a man with his finger on the little red button that can say "I, uh, was listening to my iPod the other day and Jesus came through and said, 'Go ahead George, push that button'". What's that all about? We might as well have elected The Son of Sam. No! I stand firmly on the division of Church and State. But, I'd love to have been a fly on the wall for this conversation:
What Jesus Might Say
to George W. Bush
by Sanderson Beck
GEORGE W: Dear Lord Jesus, I need your help. Things are not going well. Please listen to me.
JESUS: I always listen to you, George, but until now you have not been listening to me very well.
GEORGE W: I'm sorry, Lord. I try.
JESUS: I thought it was especially disgraceful when you implied that I told you to go to war against the people of Iraq. How could you do that? Do not people call me the Prince of Peace?
GEORGE W: Yes, Lord, you are the Prince of Peace.
JESUS: Did I not teach that we should love our enemies?
GEORGE W: Yes, I remember that now.
JESUS: George, I love you like a son or a brother, but you have strayed very far from my teachings. You have been responsible for much killing - first in Texas with all those executions, and some of them were innocent, - and then in the world with your wars. Why do you help the greedy instead of the needy? Why do you give big tax reductions to the rich while cutting the programs that help the poor? Does not every person in your country and in the world deserve good health care? Remember, when you help the poorest people, you are helping me.
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