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1. Jimmy Carter was a Baptist and born-again Christian. He was and is open and honest about his faith, But he has never pandered to the religious right. Quite to the contrary. Bush's conduct with regard to religion is not motivated by his Christian faith. If it were, he would do as Jesus instructed an pray in privacy, in a closet, not publicly like the Pharisees. Check the Bible on that one.
2. During an interview on Larry King Live, Bush stated that same sex marriage was a state issue -- based on the state's rights theory. During his tenure, he changed his mind to try to make it a national issue in order to cater to the religious right.
I can find the website, but it might be easier for you to just google Larry King, marriage and Bush.
3. Also, with regard to abortion, the Methodist Church does not support criminalizing abortion and recognizes that it may be necessary under certain circumstances. Bush never mentions that he differs with his own church and sides with the religious right on this issue.
The Methodist Church's stance on abortion is also available on the net.
4. The faith-based initiative program is obviously geared to cater to the religious right. They are the most intent on proselytizing people of other faiths. Catholics, Methodists, Episcopalians, etc. don't need the faith-based initiative program because they can receive government funds since they have organized social service programs that meet the separation of church and state requirements of previous administrations. E.G., check out who used to get FEMA money -- lots of church-related social service agencies. I know this because I used to compete for that money for a government-sponsored agency.
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