* Easter Message

What, no Purim message?

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Friday, March 25, 2005
President Bush's Easter Message


Easter 2005

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16


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I send greetings to all those celebrating Easter, the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Through His sacrifice and triumph over death, Christ lifted the sights of humanity forever. In His teachings, the poor have heard hope, the proud have been challenged, and the weak and dying have found assurance. Today, the words of Jesus continue to comfort and strengthen Christians around the world.

During this holy season, we thank God for His blessings and ask for His wisdom and guidance. We also keep in our thoughts and prayers the men and women of our Armed Forces -- especially those far from home, separated from family and friends by the call of duty. May the joy of Easter fill our hearts with gratitude for our freedom, love for our neighbors, and hope for peace.

Laura and I wish you a Happy Easter.

GEORGE W. BUSH

for all the people of this country...not just Christians...what about Buddists, Jews, Muslims, etc.


I wanna barf!

... Jews mostly vote Democratic....

Hell, does he even know what it is?

Then he would send you a card.

How about Madelyn Murray O'Hare's Birth Day?

wealthier, placidly smoking Havana Crappas in Beelzebub's sauna.

The fucking nerve of that guy.

Sincerely,

VICKERS

:spank:

Think's he'll reach more people that way.

He probably changed it from "weak and suffering" to get more mileage out of the Schaivo case.

* will politicize anything.

I send greetings to all those celebrating Easter, the Resurrection of Democracy. Through His sacrifice and triumph over death, any religious leader lifted the sights of humanity forever. In His teachings, the poor have heard hope, the proud have been challenged, and the weak and dying have found assurance. Today, the words of any religious leader continue to comfort and strengthen people around the world.

During this holy season, we thank God for His blessings and ask for His wisdom and guidance. We also keep in our thoughts and prayers the men and women of our Armed Forces -- especially those far from home, separated from family and friends by the call of duty. May the joy of Easter fill our hearts with gratitude for our freedom, love for our neighbors, and hope for peace.

Laura and I wish you a Happy Easter.

GEORGE "Chimpy" BUSH

Jesus freak.

I can understand the joy of Christmas, but Easter doesn't strike me as a particularly joyful occasion ... more of a reflective one, at least for Christians.

"May the joy of Easter fill our hearts with gratitude for our freedom, love for our neighbors, and hope for peace. "

This line is really disturbing to me. It attempts to intertwine Christian belief with patriotism very clearly. How else does the "joy" of Easter relate to freedom? I think the idea is that we should be thankful for Christ's sacrifice in the same way we should be thankful to the sacrifices of those serving in our armed forces.

The wall between church and state seems to be non-structural.

:kick:good morning