Is it acceptable that our president decided to go to War  "because God told him to?"?
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Anyone who says God told him to go out and kill people (even in the name of "democracy"), is quite obviously insane. Simple as that. Yes, in order to correctly pronounce words and select the correct words to form a coherent sentence, a person must first HAVE A BRAIN! You're not the only person out there who cringes every time he opens his mouth! ("Oh, no! He's going to speak!) I'm guessing you are already aware that most other people in other nations, primarily the (much better educated than Americans) Europeans laugh at him, and they think we are just as stupid as he is for "electing" such a simpleton dolt. We're a pathetic lot, aren't we?
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So that means he also wanted Harriet Meyers for the Supreme Court?\n\nBut I don't think God is a war monger. He probably just miss the old good days of the Cruzades
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No I don't like president Bush. It's not him as a person. It is him as a leader.  Maybe he believes in God, and wants to save unborn babies.  Maybe he is otherwise a great guy but that doesn't mean he knows what he is doing in the way of leading a country.  Perhaps Bush coveted ,only, the idea of being president.  He wanted to follow in his daddy's footsteps, and be a great and powerful man.  Now he has what he wanted and doesn't know what to do with it.  He's like a teenager who just got his license and now wants to drive everywhere for no reason at all except for the fact that he CAN.  He figured "Well,... I have all this military power at my disposal.  I want to have some fun with it before I go".  Like a little excited kid playing make believe with the nation. His motives aren't as much for the good of the world as they are for is own childish enjoyment.  Sadly many Americans bought into him.  People have always had problems with Americans and probably always will, but with George W. Bush the world really has lost what respect it had for the U.S.
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Yes. Christians are to be peaceable with all men, are to love their enemies and pray for those who persecute them. The only warfare we wage is against Satan and his demons. Also we take the same stand as the apostles did--"we must obey God as ruler, rather than men" (ACTS 5:29) If any government demand that we go to war, we must refuse.
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It is easier to send a man into battle if he feels God is on his side and will resurrect him.  The terriorists believe 70 virgins awaited them in heaven.\nTell, a man this life is all there is!  Would he be willing to sacrifice his moment in the sun for something you told him you felt strongly about.  Tell him god will reward him and off he goes.  So yes, Governments use religion to get people to fight in wars.  Always has, always will.  Why because it works.
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He didnt. I dont vote.\n\nWe are to pray for our leaders. The bible tells us to do that. We are also supposed to follow the laws (like not speeding etc) unless the Laws go against God.\n \nAs Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, the president is explicitly charged with the duty of maintaining the military, defending our borders and preserving national interests through the use of violence if necessary or expedient. If I, as a follower of Christ, could not conscientiously serve in that role, then how can I in good conscience cast my support for someone else to do that in my stead? I am nonresistant.\n \nIn the past, members of the Anabaptist tradition have paid a very high price for their view —loss of property, forced emigration, imprisonment, and even martyrdom have all been a part of our collective story.\n\nVoting, after all, is not just a “right.” It is also a “rite”—a ritual of identity and loyalty binding the individual to the nation. Abstaining from elections signal that our first loyalty is to the worldwide fellowship of Christian believers, not to the nation-state.\n Jesus is my basis. He said follow me and enter the kingdom of heaven. He made no mention of service to another government. He also said to swear not. We are taught to say yes or no.\n\nWhen we as strangers and pilgrims are hindered by the laws of the land we are in, we submit without complaint or leave.\n\nThe gospel has been lived and preached in every land with persecution.\n\nWhen we live by his law and bless our rulers and enemies we are following his example even when it gets us imprisoned or killed.\n\nJerusalem in the days of King Solomon was a lot like America today with its "FREEDOM OF RELIGION" and BUSINESS,and like America and Europe today it was one big brothel.\n\nIt doesn't matter who is elected, the winner will not defend and preach the gospel of Jesus Christ even if he or she goes to church..\n\nBeing born in the United States I have many advantages, mainly that I can peacefully descent but that day is passing quickly as Satans world government takes over.\n \nChristian allegiance can only be to that one kingdom--the Kingdom of God. The second chapter of Daniel illustrates the kingdoms of the world and the final one kingdom that will rule the world in righteousness-the Kingdom of God. True disciples of Christ respect the flags of all nations but give allegiance to the flag of no nation. Our allegiance is to a kingdom that will never fall (Daniel 2:44).\n\nAs Christian believers, we are not first and finally citizens of the USA. We are citizens of Heaven. It is best not to speak of America as ,.our" country. It is not our country. It is the country in which we happen to have been born. None of us had a choice about where we should be born. What if you had been born in Pakistan or North Korea or Cuba? Would you be patriotic there? Then why should you be patriotic here in the USA?\n\nDuring World War 11, Lutherans fought for Germany and Lutherans fought for America. They killed each other. Why? For patriotism and for the glory of God. Does that make sense to you? They were, each in turn, patriotic for their own country.\n\nIf we vote, we are selecting a representative to act for us as individuals. When that representative makes choices and decisions, we are then obligated to support them. This could include going to war. If they declare war, that blood could well be on our hands. Those citizens who participate in the process of selecting civil officials (governors and presidents)--are then obligated to support the decisions of the officers when they are in office.\n\nWhat does the Bible say about our citizenship? Philippians 3:20 clearly tells us that our citizenship is in Heaven. Hebrews 13:14 says that God's people are looking for a country because they have no continuing city here. The Bible further says that we are ambassadors (2 Corinthians 5:20). An ambassador is a person representing a foreign coun
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it's all Bush's fault...he's the one that decided to go to war!
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GOD and his own intentions.
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God said to.\n\nGod said he will bless those who bless Israel.\n\nAren't we the best country in the world?\n\nIf not, get out.
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It takes congress to officially declare war, but that doesn't seem to stop many presidents.  They send troops to an undeclared war whenever they feel like it.  My own feeling is that we should, as a government, stay out of foreign wars.  If individual American citizens feel strongly about a foreign war and want to go volunteer for service in a foreign army, they should have the right (assuming no war has been declared and they are on the other side).  But our own army should be purely defensive, and purely to defend our own country.  We have allies with whom we have made defense agreements, but I think that is ill-considered.  We should offer our allies material and technical help, and volunteers only.
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You pretty much said it all... if he would have gotten rid of Rumsfeld, and never ever gone into Iraq without finishing in Afghanistan first.. well, maybe there would be some left who believed in him.  But he is a stubborn spoiled child and he brought that to the Whitehouse.. I AM THE DECIDER, I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS WHATS GOOD FOR AMERICA AND YOU WILL ALL DAMN WELL DO AS I SAY..'CAUSE I'M THE PRESIDENT.. maybe one of these days he will learn he is not God.
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God knows what is best.  He will answer your prayers as he sees fit.  It may be difficult for you to understand why he made the decision he did.  But he has a reason for all things. in my life he made choices for me that i didn't agree with but looking back now i understand.
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Actually this is inaccurate as well, "President decided to go to war on Sept 12.  He is the decider, he is the one who must be held accountable".\n\nNo, the president is not the "decider" and ultimately held accountable.  The president cannot go to war simply because he says so.  He must first get congress to approve the act of war.\n\nhttp://archives.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/10/11/iraq.us/\n\nthe Senate voted 77-23 to authorize President Bush to attack Iraq if Saddam Hussein refuses to give up weapons of mass destruction as required by U.N. resolutions.  the House approved an identical resolution, 296-133. \n\nCongress views the same intelligence reports the president does and with that information is how they decide to go to war or not.
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I agree with you. It is amazing that congressmen had the same briefings that the president had. They voted to go to war. Now they see the people cannot tolerate the deaths, so they want out and voted out the people who continue to support it. Since there are more deaths in Washington DC, South Chicago, Detroit, and parts of LosAngeles, each of which surpasses horribly the deaths in Iraq. I think we should pull out of all these cities too. \n\nI don't think the war was a wise decision. We should have taken Saddam out. GW is a christian, who hasn't read the bible. In the old testament, The Christians were not allowed to have offensive weapons. They were only allowed to defend themselves. In that case, this was a mistake. That and the fact that the people hate us even more. But since we are there, we should finish the jobs so those who died for the freedom of lthe people will not have died in vain.
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Yes, HE said to Moses "Now let me be, that my anger may blaze against them and I may exterminate them, and let me make you into a great nation" Ex. 32:10.\nWell, God was talked into changing HIS Mind by Moses' reasoning with  HIM.\nIsn't that wonderful?
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The argument is that because Bush is a God-loving man and is "moral" (I don't know how moral it is to send our troops into a war under faulty intelligence or to side with corrupt corporations, but ok.), it is okay to look away from anything else that he does.  I don't have a problem with him being such, but I do have a problem of him using religion as a shield for everything that he does.
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No. Every lunatic that ever fought believed he / she was doing god's will, makes it easier because they don't have to take responsibility. Sad isn't it?\nSo some of you are saying that Bush and Islam DON'T believe they have god on their side?