Lancaster Online is reporting that while in Pennsylvania last week George W. Bush told a small group of Amish that:
“I trust God speaks through me. Without that, I couldn’t do my job.’’
No reporters attended the meeting and the quote cannot be independently verified. However, the remark would certainly be in character for the president. He reportedly believes that only the hand of God could have placed him in the White House after losing the election in 2000.
Maybe there is another well known figure from the Bible speaking to Bush...
...preemptive war against those who have never attacked us, cuts in programs for the poor, protection for environmental polluters…
These seem more like the projects of satanic forces than of God.
Read Jim Wallis’ wonderful article Dangerous Religion: George W. Bush's theology of empire for more background on Bush’s frightening religious beliefs and how they brought us to war.
(Thanks to I Like To Write for the tip)
