PentUpRage
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 Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:53 pm Post subject: Bush -- WAR CRIMINAL -- Tells U.N. Audience His "Faith" Sees |
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The U.S.'s foremost "compassionate conservative," and staunch
supporter of "faith-based initiatives," forgot his and his
administrations's documented CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY long enough to
put a "we're-not-buying-it" audience at the United Nations to sleep
with another of his "God sent me" sermons.
"One of my core beliefs is that there is an almighty God, and that
every man, woman and child on the face of this Earth bears his image,"
Bush said at an interfaith conference in New York City.
Ignoring also the timeless global religious intolerance between
Christians, Muslims, and Jews, he added, "We may profess different
creeds and worship in different places, but our faith leads us to
common values."
Also not alluded to were the 1-million Iraqi deaths and 4-million
Iraqi refugees that got in the way of his Operation Blood for Oil,
which is in its 6th year.
But hey! -- we're only looking at $10 billion per month! A small
price to pay for making the world safe for zealots.
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"At U.N., Bush Says Faith Leads to 'Common Values'"
By Dan Eggen and Colum Lynch
Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, November 14, 2008; A15
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 13 -- Employing unusually vivid religious imagery
for the secular United Nations, President Bush on Thursday praised the
"transformative and uplifting power of faith" and said religious
belief "leads us to common values."
Addressing a two-day interfaith conference that has prompted mixed
reactions from other leaders, Bush said religious belief "changed my
life" and "sustained me through the challenges and joys of my
presidency." He also suggested faith can transform relations between
nations and cultures.
"One of my core beliefs is that there is an almighty God, and that
every man, woman and child on the face of this Earth bears his image,"
Bush said. ". . . I know many of the leaders gathered in this assembly
have been influenced by faith as well. We may profess different creeds
and worship in different places, but our faith leads us to common
values."
Bush's remarks came on the second day of a gathering championed by
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, who later met privately with Bush.
Abdullah opened the conference Wednesday by calling for moderation in
the Middle East, saying that religious differences in the region have
"engendered intolerance, causing devastating wars."
Human rights groups assert that the event gives undue credibility to
Abdullah even as his country enforces some of the world's harshest
restrictions on religious practices. During his address, Bush instead
argued that religious faith can bring people together.
The president also emphasized that democratic systems are best suited
to encourage tolerance among different faiths. "We strongly encourage
nations to understand that religious freedom is the foundation of a
healthy and hopeful society," he said.
The conference prompted a sharp exchange between leaders who differed
over the proper balance between freedom of speech and respect for
religion.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the "cartoon crisis"
-- a reference to the satirical Danish cartoons of the prophet
Muhammad, first published in 2005 -- was too provocative to be
justified by free speech rights. "This freedom should be exercised
responsibly," he said.
Norway, Germany and other European governments said they were not
prepared to abandon their commitment to free speech as the price of an
interfaith dialogue with Islam. "We hold the firm view that freedom of
religion cannot be achieved without freedom of speech," said Norway's
U.N. ambassador, Morten Wetland.
The more than 70 countries attending the conference issued a
declaration affirming "their rejection of the use of religion to
justify the killing of innocent people and actions of terrorism,
violence and coercion which directly contradict the commitment of all
religions to peace, justice and equality."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/13/AR2008111301921.html |
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lilhornie
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| Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 3:31 pm Post subject: Re: Bush -- WAR CRIMINAL -- Tells U.N. Audience His "Faith" |
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IF BUSH was a real man, a real American, and a real Christian, he
would APOLOGIZE IMMEDIATELY to his nation and the world for the
horrendous CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY committed by himself and his
"people,"
admit failure, ask forgiveness -- then RESIGN EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY as
president of the barely-United States of America.
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