Bush appoints religious zealot to key USAID post: Bonicelli

Oh My God! Bush Appoints Religious Zealot To Key USAID Post: Paul Bonicelli

http://jabbs.blogspot.com/2005/12/oh-my-god-bush-appoints-religious.html

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But unless the media takes on the appointments of cronies like Paul Bonicelli with the same vigor as Miers and Brown, the average American won't ever know their names, let alone how poorly qualified they are for their jobs.

Bonicelli was appointed by Bush in October as a deputy in the USAID Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance. It was a nomination that played well with Bush's conservative Christian base, but made no sense otherwise.
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But Bonicelli isn't close to being qualified for the position.

According to USAID, Bonicelli most recently served as Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Government at Patrick Henry College, in Virginia.

The fundamentalist institution's motto is "For Christ and Liberty." Students and faculty members are required to sign a 10-part "statement of faith" declaring, among other things, that hell is a place where "all who die outside of Christ shall be confined in conscious torment for eternity."

Given his "statement of faith," how can Bonicelli possibly strengthen "respect for human rights" to primarily non-Christians? What objectivity can he bring to decisions involving Muslims, who by his "statement of faith" Bonicelli believes will be confined to an eternity in hell?

Bonicelli's appointment might be excused if he had extensive background in international relations. He doesn't. According to USAID, his resume includes a stint as a staff member on the International Relations Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, and he once was an assistant
professor of political science at the world-renowned Grove City College, in Pennsylvania.

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Hold on! Wait a minute! I know that many fine people choose to home school.

But Patrick Henry was specifically designed for those parents whose desire for a narrowly "Christian" education kept their kids out of the public schools. Or any good private ones. This college allows their little darlings to continue their education without having to deal with any "troubling" ideas.

www.phc.edu/admissions/application/default.asp

Here's Grove City College's mission:

Grove City College remains true to the vision of its founders. Rejecting relativism and secularism, it fosters intellectual, moral, spiritual, and social development consistent with a commitment to Christian truth, morals, and freedom. Rather than political, ideological, or philosophical agendas, objective truth continues as the goal of liberal learning. The core of the curriculum, particularly in the humanities, consists of books, thinkers, and ideas proven across the ages to be of value in the quest for knowledge. Intellectual inquiry remains open to the questions religion raises and affirms the answers Christianity offers. The ethical absolutes of the Ten Commandments and Christ's moral teachings guide the effort to develop intellect and character in the classroom, chapel, and cocurricular activities. And while many points of view are examined, the College unapologetically advocates preservation of America's religious, political, and economic heritage of individual freedom and responsibility.

www.gcc.edu/aboutgcc/default.htm

Nope, NOT QUALIFIED!

isn't it. Forget about the welfare of the this country.
One day, there won't be walls high enough for these
people to hide behind with their ill gotten gains.

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