Bob Woodward: Do you ever get advise from your father? George W. Bush: [long pause] No. I talk to a higher Father.
Bernie Ward on KGO radio has a Sunday program called "God Talk". I sometimes listen to it, if I can wake up early enough to catch it. Bernie is something like a reformed Catholic. Today he was asking some good questions about George W. Bush and the Republicans at the RNC. Seems as though George Bush, the born again evangelical President, felt that God told him to run for President and to set his 'christian' agenda, which consists of abortion rights, a ban on stem cell research and protecting marriage.
Bernie goes on to say, "...why didn't God talk to him about poverty in America? Where is all the other stuff Christianity is suppose to be about?" Bernie calls it Corporate Christianity. As soon as anyone tries to bring up the other stuff, such as homelessness, social security or health care, etc, they want to shoot it down as socialism.
But I wonder, isn't that what Jesus preached? Jesus was a socialist. The purest communist there ever was. Not only was he a liberal, he was a commie too.
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"There is no creator" - the Dalai Lama. These are words of common sense, and it tells me that "spirituality" has nothing in particular to do with a belief in the supernatural. But then, those of us who grew up in the seventies watching "Kung Fu" already knew that being a vegan, atheist who follows the path of the buddha can reach enlightenment.
All kidding aside, what does a vegetarian atheist have to say? Stick around and you'll find out! Politically I'm rather liberal, but I do like to listen to staunch conservative talk show host Michael (the 'Whiner') Savage so I'll probably be mentioning him from time to time in my weblogs. So for now, how about some talk of broccoli, carrots and peas? Recipe's anyone??
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