Christian foot soldiers battle for Bush

[hussar]

An increasingly polarised presidential election appears to be in the offing. One of the fault-lines is religion and, in particular, President George W Bush's evangelical faith and how that guides his political beliefs.

Pulling into the parking lot of the evangelical church where the LaBarr family worship, feels more like arriving at a bustling shopping mall.

Jim, Karen and their two children, David and Christie, are four people out of around 4,000 who come to this expanding complex run by the Presbyterian Church In America over the average weekend.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3445229.stm

I don't believe in the church although I was made to go when I was a kid, this article reinforces my stance against the church.

[madrchsod]

1. george bush is not a christian

he uses religion for personal gain which is what christ preached against.

[AndyTiedye]

2. This is Why We Need a "Northern-Eastern-Western Strategy"

We can't win in the Bible Belt. Any of it.

[salinen]

3. Why is there such a strong connection

between Christianity and blood lust?

[Skittles]

4. those phony "Christians" better steer clear of me

I will give them a good education

[Stuckinthebush]

5. Clarification

The Presbyterian Church of America (PCA) should not be confused with the Presbyterian Church of the United States of America (PCUSA).

The former is an offshoot of the latter, formed when radical right Presbyterians left the PCUSA because of the traditional Presbyterian Churches moderate to liberal leanings.

In short - the PCA crowd are loonies.