"Other presidents were evangelicals. Three of them belonged to the Disciples of Christ—James Garfield, Lyndon Johnson, and Ronald Reagan. But none of the three— nor any of the other forty-two presidents preceding Bush (including his father)—would have answered a campaign debate question as he did. Asked who was his favorite philosopher, he said 'Jesus Christ.' And why? 'Because he changed my heart.'"From The New York Review of Books; review of A Country Ruled by Faith by Garry Wills. MORE>>>>
My question: Why did Bushlet push off Jesus Christ as a philosopher?
A. Bushy could not name even one single philosopher and was using Jesus to cover up.
B. Bushy knows many evangelicals (his major supporters) don't know what a philosopher is, so this was a golden moment to impress them by tagging their boy Jesus.
C. Bushy does not know what a 'philosopher' is.
D. Bushy has never heard the word 'philosopher,' and was just taking a stab in the dark about what one might be.
E. Bushy is so mentally ill (see earlier posts a la Justin Frank) that he has to keep Jesus on the brain 24-7 to keep from slipping over the edge.
F. All of the above.
G. None of the above.
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F. He has enough personalities for all of these to be true.
I grew up Disciples of Christ (mostly, except for a horrible months-long sentence to a Pentecostal church). The DoC are not what I'd call evangelicals. They're much more mainstream.
We have had ZERO presidents who evoked religion as much as Bush has, and for venal political ends.
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