Sunday, November 20, 2005

Bush's "Cute" Church Stunt in China

Bush went to church in China. Isn't it strange that he went all the way to China to go to church, given that he so rarely goes to church in America? Anyhoo-- he pulled this stunt b/c he thought he was being cute, ya know... promoting religious tolerance in the Communist country. In the church's guest book, Bush wrote "May God bless the Christians of China." Under the prez's inscription, the first lady wrote: "And with love and respect, Laura Bush." Hmm... so I guess in his phony-baloney quest to plead for religious freedom, Bush prefers that only the Christians of China are to be blessed, while all other faiths in China aren't worthy of a blessing, huh? In an effort to promote religious freedom, it is so diplomatic for a head of state to write that, no? Even if we forget how insensitive his statement is, what about the blatant hypocrisy of this: Christians who don't worship in state-controlled churches in China are regularly arrested. In fact, a priest and 10 seminarians were arrested on the eve of the Bush visit. The president played the Chinese govt's version of "Church" by following the rules and going to church where the govt allows people to go. All the while, Catholics, Evangelicals and other "outlaws" sit in jails and prison camps thru-out the country, and the Chinese govt has unofficially declared that religious activities must be curtailed. I wonder if while sitting in a Chinese pew if Bush-- our pretend champion of the unborn-- brought up the issue of Chinese enforced abortions at any trimester?
Posted by Tina :: 1:03 AM :: 2 Comments:

Post a Comment

---------------------------------------