[Ravok99]

There's a lot of stuff in here; and I won't go into every detail discussed. However, the idea that Bush basis his decisions on a 'Christian vote' if you want to call it that; which is fair, because he does to a healthy extent. He is open about it, and let's the population decide if his policies are worthy of his office.

How a president bases their decisions is key to understanding what a president will do under a set of circumstances, and whether or not we agree with those decisions on a personal level. I saw no thread of continuity in Kerry's decisions, whether the Bible was written in two or three different languages or not.

You can refute all kinds of Biblical issues, I frankly wouldn't care if the Bible was written in Egyptian. The book is worthy reading, because it has influenced history, and has helped people further define things like, History, Science, and Rational Thinking.

Whether or not you believe in God is insignificant to the power of the words in the book. Now, I happen to think that those guys take the Bible seriously, because if they didn't - they would break the book's own Commandment not to "give false testimony". So, either the book stands to reason, or it fails because its full of liars.

OK - I can deal with that. It is still a book worthy of reading without worrying whether religion is going to get shoved down your throat.

Frankly, that Bush uses the book as a guideline for his behavior can mean a lot of different things; all sorts of people have laid such claims. To know what the man really believes and decides you need to dig into his record, and not into his claims. I feel that Bush handled a national threat of multiple airline attacks upon civilian and government employees and citizens with an action based on the intelligence known at the time. War on terror? Can it be won? Ask if people can change in Belfast, or if people can change in Germany, or if people can change in Russia, and if history will constantly repeat or if we get any better over time.

I say that question cannot be answered in the brief amount of time terrorism has upscaled to its present state. Tomorrow is not a set of variables easily defined by cause and effect, because at this point in history, old grudges and new grudges are mingling at a startling rate. We have cause to worry about every issue being discussed. Each issue is someone's life.

As Christians we are taught to care about someone's life. Its an eternal gift of soul that is imparted to every human being on the planet. If that is a bad set of teachings and just a buncha bad philosophy, so be it - I prefer to accept the possibility, and to use it as a springboard to understanding that when I fall short (sin) against one of my brothers in this life, someone gets hurt. I messed it up. My bad. I cannot be perfect in my actions, but I can work to atone with my brother, and in hope we can move beyond the hurt I re-created into the world. This is taking responsibility for my actions, and whether it is a temporary benefit, or an eternal partaking; I don't see much difference in idealogies.