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by Louise Hammerl

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George W. Bush should watch the "Passion of Christ"

Last night I watched "Passion of The Christ"...I cried a lot during the movie, and I thought, how could anyone treat another person like that???…and then I remember Iraq. 

As Christians we treated those prisoners pretty close to that bad.  How did we get to do that?  We are a Christian nation...basically...we aren't all Christians, but basically all religions have the same concept, and more than that we have a President who is a "Born-Again" Christian....Love one another; care for one another....

So...I thought ...Gee, I can buy a copy of this movie and send it to President Bush.  Certainly, as a "Born-Again" Christian, he would want to see it and probably hasn't had the time yet! 

Maybe a reminder of what Christians do and how they behave would be good for him???...Christians don't instill fear into people we care about...we protect what God has created, no matter what life form...grass, plants, air, people, animals, etc. 

When I was growing up I was deeply involved in my religion...and, although I am not as involved these days, the feelings and beliefs that I had then are still in my heart.. I believe, having this in your heart is what makes a person a true Christian.  It is really pretty easy to be a Christian..."Live your life as Jesus would have wanted you to...".....pretty simple I think...personally....

When I watch George Bush campaigning, I don't see a "born-again" Christian...I see a man trying to put fear into the people in this country...I see a man not talking about issues...unemployment, health care, senior care, education...I think.....this man cannot be a Christian......he just doesn't care enough..

Why have 400,000 jobs been outsourced, when people in this country can't find work?  Why does he care so much about corporations and drug companies?...Why are profits so darn important???  Why are so many people without healthcare?  Why do people who have lost their jobs, and have ended unemployment benefits because no one cared enough to extend the benefit, end up having to take a job at much less a rate of pay than they were used to living on....why are military families struggling so much?  Why?  And… why aren't we asking those questions???....WHY AREN’T WE ASKING QUESTIONS???...why are we putting our heads in the sand???  It isn't un-American to question the man who leads your country...it is a privilege to ask those questions....and it is honorable for those questions to be answered!

George Bush doesn't have a clue about what is going on in this country with people....he doesn't have a clue and he doesn't care to have a clue...he has the "fear-factor" going for him...as long as he can convince people that they need to be afraid, he'll be ok.....and he's convincing them!  Shame on you!

I might still buy him that movie!

Louise Hammerl