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Thagrastay · 08-31-2003, 09:51 AM

This is silly.
Where in the world in any of our governmental documents does it say that the President, or any elected official for that matter, has to be impartial while in office? What is wrong with you people? Go read your American history- this nation was FOUNDED on religious principles- specifically, Christian principles. On that, all the founding fathers agreed. Even Benjamin Franklin adhered to the idea that God must be present in our government in order for it to run efficiently.
We pl;ace our hands on the Bible when we swear to things. Our President place their hands on the Bible when they swear their oath of office. Religion is an integral part of the government of our nation and the persons who run it.
To ask that a President and our elected officials leave their beliefs at the door of their offices is inviting danger in a very big way: If they do not answer to their God, to whom do they answer? The founders of our country would not allow atheists to hold office for that very reason. They had no accountability internally to anyone other than themselves.
I thank God that George W Bush holds himself accountable to God. I wish more politicians did.

08-31-2003, 09:51 AM	#87 (permalink)
Thagrastay Crazy Location: Handrail, Montana	This is silly. Where in the world in any of our governmental documents does it say that the President, or any elected official for that matter, has to be impartial while in office? What is wrong with you people? Go read your American history- this nation was FOUNDED on religious principles- specifically, Christian principles. On that, all the founding fathers agreed. Even Benjamin Franklin adhered to the idea that God must be present in our government in order for it to run efficiently. We pl;ace our hands on the Bible when we swear to things. Our President place their hands on the Bible when they swear their oath of office. Religion is an integral part of the government of our nation and the persons who run it. To ask that a President and our elected officials leave their beliefs at the door of their offices is inviting danger in a very big way: If they do not answer to their God, to whom do they answer? The founders of our country would not allow atheists to hold office for that very reason. They had no accountability internally to anyone other than themselves. I thank God that George W Bush holds himself accountable to God. I wish more politicians did. __________________ "That's it! They've got the cuffs on him, he's IN the car!"