Is the entire Bush cabinent Christian?

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[Maple]

1. You were expecting

Buddhists or atheists??

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3. There may be a Jewish cabinent member

n/t

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12. maple

Is Canadian Natural Resources Minister Herb Dhawli Christian or Hindu?

[Maple]

15. Hindu

I believe. He certainly has heavy connections within the Hindu communities in India.

We have several of most every religion, but their personal choices are never listed anywhere, and rarely known unless there is a specific reason for it.

The new Liberal leader, Paul Martin, about to be our next PM is an Ontario Roman Catholic...something I only know because he commented about the Pope's statement on gay marriages as an RC.

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17. Really?

That is awesome. My admiration of Canada and the tolerance of the Canadian people grews each day. :toast:

In America the only religious minority that is accepted in cabinent posts are Jews, and apparently that is only among Democrats.

[Maple]

21. Yeah

far as I know...like I say, no one ever asks politicians about their religion or lack thereof...so unless there is reason for it to be mentioned...no one ever thinks of it.

I know we have lots of Jews and RCs...Hindu's and Sikhs for sure, and probably Buddhists altho I'm not sure, and we have several Chinese..altho I haven't a clue what they follow individually.

I'm sure there are a couple of atheists in there, and Rahim Jaffer could be Hindu or Muslim...no idea.

On edit: Just found this saying he's a Muslim

"Alliance MP Rahim Jaffer, a Muslim, said he doesn't agree with what Mr. Solaiman had to say, but defended his right to say it. He said many in the Muslim community find the U.S. action justified. "Most leaders, whether in the Islamic community or not, want to see a resolution to this war as quick as possible and don't want to call for further things that could escalate the tensions in that region," he said."

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22. Jaffer

Is it true that he was once the Canadian Alliance Deputy Leader?

[Maple]

35. Yes

he was the interim deputy leader.

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37. What happened to him?

Was he sacked solely because of him having an aide speak for him on a radio show?

[Maple]

39. Different position now is all.

"Mr. Jaffer has recently served as the interim Deputy Leader for the Canadian Alliance and presently serves as the Senior critic for National Revenue and Canada Customs (CCRA), and critic for Foreign Affairs: Central & Eastern Europe & the Middle East. Rahim is an active member of the Standing Committee for Finance and an associate member of the Standing Committees of Foreign Affairs and Official Languages."

http://www.rahimjaffer.com/

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40. Thanks

Is he a potential candidate for the party leadership or is he the Canadian version of J.C. Watts?

[MrPrax]

19. Daliwad!?

Yup...he was the one that thought global warming would be good for Canada cause the St Lawrance Seaway wouldn't be frozen for as long each year...
A lonely Hindu among the Sikhs in Vancouver, BC

[La_Serpiente]

2. Sufists or Shintos?

[salinen]

6. darwinist or baathist

[pasadenaboy]

4. if you mean by Christian

people who act like Christ. Clearly, no.

[david_vincent]

5. Aaah, but if they were really Christians,

they'd abandon their possessions and become mendicant holy men/women. So really, they're just a bunch of camels who won't fit through any eyes of needles.

[salinen]

7. yes

so much evil from the christian cabinet.

[BlackFrancis]

8. I don't know about Spencer Abraham

He lists his religion as "Eastern Orthodox" but that's weird, most of the time you narrow that down futher when you list your religion.

I know he's Arab-American and some of the things he has done make me think he's a closeted Muslim.

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10. He is of Lebanese descent

I believe Lebanon was a majority Christian nation at the time his family immigrated to America, so he is probably Christian.

[BlackFrancis]

14. ah, probably Maronite Orthodox..

didn't think of that..

[neuvocat]

9. aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They are anything but that. The bible says that people tremble when a wicked man is put in power and rejoice when a just man is in power.

[knight_of_the_star]

11. Quick Question

Which kind of Christian are you referring to?

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13. Anyone nominally Christian

Anyone who identifies themselves as Christian.

[rustydog]

16. None of the known bushites are Christians

Some CALL themselves Christians.
That doesn't make it so.
I beleive the Christian savior, Jesus never favored killing innocent people for coveted items. His Father has a little rule about it AND it WAS written in stone: Thou shall not kill.
Thou shall not covet
Thou shall not bear false witness

If Bush and his ilk are Christians... I am God.

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18. I know

I just want to know if they engaged in religious segregation. If they did we should use this to paint Bush as religiously intolerant among minority religious communities.

[efhmc]

20. Good answer.

[AntiCoup2K4]

23. NONE of them are Christians.

Evidenced by the fact that their actions, and most of their words are the total opposite of the teachings of Jesus Christ.

Several of the PNACers in the Fraudministration are Jewish,(Perle, Wolfowitz, Feith, to name a few) though I couldn't tell you how "practicing" they are. Obviously the 10 commandments don't matter much to them, that much is certain. I don't think I'd want to be their Rabbi.

Cheney, of course, is a dark lord from the 9th circle of Hell.

[salinen]

25. when this mother

fucker is wrenched from office, so go the christian coalition. good riddance.

[Capn Sunshine]

24. I'm pretty sure Rove and Norquist

while not official "Cabinet Members" worship Satan or Beelzebub depending on your hemisphere.


Nice job with the poverty level, Karl!

[funkyflathead]

26. Colin Powell isn't

as far as I know but the rest may very well be.

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27. What religion is Powell?

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[funkyflathead]

28. I dunno. I don't think he is religeous. n/t

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29. Is he officially not religious?

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[funkyflathead]

30. Not sure on that.

I've never heard Powell say anything religeous.

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31. I doubt he would admit he is not religious

America will not accept a non-Jewish religious minority cabinent member right now and it certainly would not accept a non-religious Secretary of State.

[ijk]

41. He certainly is religious.

Powell is Episcopalian. By all accounts he's quite devout, although he seems to think it's a somewhat private matter. (I'm no Powell fan, but I certainly appreciate that.)

[NewJerseyDem]

32. Robert Zoellick

He is technically part of the cabinet as U.S. Trade Representative. He obviously isn't as influential as a department head like John Aschroft or Elaine Chao is but he would is officially a cabinet member and I believe he is Jewish.

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38. Thanks

We can still paint him as anti-minority religion because he did not appoint a single religious minority to a real cabinent post.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

33. As Christian as the Devil can be

[elperromagico]

34. They're all millionaires

Does that answer the question?

[onebigbadwulf]

36. No.

None of them are christian. But they do all CLAIM to be christian.