[lit-ideas] Re: The Piano Man
- From: "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 23:32:52 -0400
> [Original Message]
> From: Robert Paul <robert.paul@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 8/23/2005 11:09:26 PM
> Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: The Piano Man
>
> Andy Amago wrote:
>
> "Everyone sees God in their own way. The settlers in Gaza cried out,
> and cried, among other things, that Gaza was given to them by God. How
> is Bush's interpretation less legitimate than theirs?"
>
> How is it known that everyone 'sees God in their own way'? It seems
> entirely possible that a number of people might 'see' God in quite the
> same way. In any event, I think that Stan's point was that Bush doesn't
> really rely on God for guidance, and is at best a hypocrite.
>
Unless you're talking about St. Francis of Assisi, it goes without saying
that everyone in a specific group sees God in the same basic way. Bush is
a member of a specific group. I think implicit in criticizing Bush and
allowing other groups off the hook for doing the same thing is a notion
that God, fate, really does intercede. Using once again the case of the
Israelis, no doubt the Israelis have convinced themselves that God led them
to the promised land for them to throw out the Palestinians and take the
land for themselves. Everyone believes God loves them and is on their
side. Examples of when groups feel God is on the other guy's side would be
appreciated. Personally, I think Bush really does believe in God's help.
How he feels now that God let him down is anybody's guess. He also happens
to be an angry person who, I believe, doesn't like the country, but that's
nothing to do with his belief in God.
Andy Amago
> Yours in faith,
>
> Robert Paul
>
>
>
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