Alabama Baptist Minister: Bush, War And Jesus. [View All]

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As president, George W. Bush commands the armed forces of the United States. His title in this function is commander-in-chief.

As a Christian, Bush says he takes his faith in Jesus seriously. However, the office of president does not confer any special status to believers. In other words, Bush is not "theologian and chief," although it appears that may not be entirely clear to him.

The first sign came during the president's recent news conference when he said he would have gone to war with Iraq even if he had known the nation did not have weapons of mass destruction. This represents a significant departure from the traditional Christian stance toward war.

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But even as we sadly admit the occasional necessity of war, what we cannot do is cloak our wars in the trappings of God's purpose and claim divine sanction for our violence against each other.

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