God and George W. Bush : A Spiritual Life

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Summary: An Open Review Letter to Dr. Kengor
Review: Dr. Kengor
Thank you for writing God and George W. Bush. Don Browning, a friend you interviewed, told me about your book. He related to me the same words I read in your book later, that he wanted the people to see this side of our president. I bought it and read it immediately. It was as if it were a completion of every book that I had read on the president and brought everything into one focus. It is excellent work. Your enormous research into facts that dispelled untruths concerning our president was amazing. You also portrayed our president as a human being with faults and yes, as a sinner. His own words confirmed it, but he is also a believer in Jesus Christ, who depends on God through prayer for answers in his personal life as well as global matters.
It is incredible that people would question what any true believer practices as a lifestyle,especially our president, not for political gain, or any other self promoting gain. Some of these factual events are presented in this book. A most interesting thing happened while I was reading. I had a personal question concerning the president in my mind and heart that I had wondered about concerning his faith. It was not earth shattering, but I kept wondering about it. I sat right up in my chair when I discovered you had answered that question on the pages before me. I know how to pray for him better now in the different areas of his life. Thank you and especially for helping to answer Don's wish that America would see this side of the president. Thank you for the courage to write the truths presented in God and George W. Bush, and whether believed or not, will still remain truths.

Johnnie Skaggs


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Summary: Great Subject
Review: For those who have mentioned the separation of church and state, I suggest they read the book, "The Myth of Separation of Church and State" by David Barton. I find it fascinating that President Bush has been denegrated for sharing his spiritual beliefs. Those who question or are against "Faith-Based inititives" are leaving out a segmnet of society and of this country who can have a much greater influence on lives and helping those less fortunate. Churches, synagogues, etc. are already in the communities, they understand what is going on, and are prepared to assist in ways that frankly the federal goverment can't and shouldn't do. Plus, in the end, it saves taxpayers money by allowing citizens to take the lead in serving their fellow man.

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Summary: "Pastor John, Judge not, lest ye be judged"
Review: I really have to take exception to Pastor John's review to this book. The author has done a great deal of study on this book. He is well-known for other similar books. It is a shame that someone like Pastor John must write a review about something he lacks much knowledge himself and then accuses someone else of the same. George W. Bush has done more for the less fortunate than any president. As the book points out, Bush's faith is genuine, not just put on to appease his supporters. One simply needs to look at his care for the unborn, for the biblical family unit, and unfortunate people in other countries such as Iraq and Afghanistan to see that his faith is legit. He puts his money where his mouth is like no other president. I'm very pleased that this book gives a real view of President Bush instead of the distorted view we have gotten from Michael Moore and other misguided authors. Please read this book to get the true picture.

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Summary: Appalling
Review: I spent about half an hour in B&N flipping through this thing and all I can say is it is pure propaganda. Have that many people forgotten the reason for the seperation of church and state already?

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Summary: Great Insights into the Spiritual Mind of G.W. Bush
Review: If you know that Paul Kengor, the author of this book, also wrote "God and Ronald Reagan", you know, even before you have read a single page, that more likely than not, you will be reading a worthwhile book. I was not disappointed.

"God and George W. Bush" continues along the path of the earlier "The Faith of George W. Bush", which was an excellent book. The main difference between the two is that Paul Kengor is focused more on how Bush transplants his religion into nut just his every day life, but even more so in political action. One of the more noteworthy things I came away with from this book, is how Kengor shows (and backs it up with plenty of research and footnotes--about 60 pages worth of them!) how the 'separation of church and state' issue is misunderstood and even misconstrued. Did you know that the expression 'separation of state and church' is not in the Constitution? The author then goes on to demonstrate how the founding fathers commonly and openly had a place for their faith in God in their public lives.

"God and George W. Bush" is a winner because of the care the author took in setting forth positions. The positions are based on facts and research, not on some 'gut feeling' or instinct. Over the years, as people in the US have come to known the President better, it is clear that a majority is comfortable with the way the President lives by his faith and 'walks the walk". This book elegantly shows how.

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Summary: Well Worth The Read;)
Review: Not the typical, boring political book. I was slam dunked by the touching elements contained within this book. It is written with a keen insight for detail, translated into tears, laughter and surprise. Not simply a book of details. One with the ability to draw the reader into a life the book takes on by itself, something a well written piece does. This writter is fair & nonjudgemental, allowing the reader to find the truths & faults within.

Would read anything written by Paul Kengor, he's got style all his own!:) Pleasantly surprised:)

Judge after you read, enlightening, interesting, holds ones attention.

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Summary: Hail To The Chief! President George W. Bush
Review: This book is hard to put down. This book doesn't shy away from faults and truths, the reader draws their own conclusions. The book well describes the man, his motives, his faith in God, his love of family, his extreme love of the United States of America and ALL citizens!!! If you don't understand George W. Bush, this book will enlighten you to the heavenly Spiritual forces that guide him in all that he does. WE, as citizens should be proud we have a man that is in counsel with the Almighty before he makes a move. One of the best reads ever. Paul Kengor does an excellent job in expressing the character of our President. It IS NOT a boring book crammed with statistics. It is a thoughtful approach of dealing with todays issues and the man that will continue to govern our great country!

Read the book, think for yourself, above all VOTE!

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Summary: Bush is not a Christian
Review: This book is loaded with innacurate information about Bush. It fails to mention how he believes in capital punishment and is actually in the Guinness Book of World Records for putting to death more inmates (152) than any other governor in US history. Where did this author get some of this stuff? Bush has used religion to propel him into power. He is not a Christian because he is not in any way Christ-like. He hijacked our Lord and Savior. He is an occupier of innocent countries, a killer of innocent people, and he will, in the end, destroy the reputation of Christianity as a whole. How much did Bush pay this author for this book? Jesus is weeping....

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Summary: Faith in Politics Clarified
Review: This is a well-written and well documented book dispelling
the myths that have blossomed in the mainstream media about
President Bush's religion and it's place in his politics.
His tolerance for all faiths, his belief in religious freedom,
his devotion to democracy all are shown clearly. His detractors
should read it.

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Summary: Both sides of the coin...
Review: Wow. I read this book a few days ago, and definitely have my own opinion on it. I thought I would come here and see what other folks are saying, and I'm not altogether surprised. The first thing that continually surprises me when I read a poorly written book is how so many people can think it is, in fact, well-written, if not even brilliant. There is, of course, no accounting for taste.

What disturbs me more than the inability of people to recognize both poor writing and equally poor scholarship (which suggests a lack in either education or practice) is how people can urge others to have a balanced view on a subject when they quite obviously could not be more imbalanced in their own views. I urge those of you that see Bush as a righteous man to please "read around." There are, obviously, dozens of books about this man and his actions that touch on topics that books like God and George W. Bush will not even acknowlege, much less discuss, defend, or justify. To ignore these other sources of information is to be possibly tragically misinformed. While I do not doubt that many of the previous reviews come from good and intelligent people, I am forced to wonder how they can support a man who performs acts, or at least allows them to be performed, that are every bit as vile as that which he claims to oppose. Read other books and you will see.
One subject that always makes me wince is the labeling of those fighting our soldiers as evil. I am not supporting them or denouncing our own, but merely urging all of us to recognize the humanity of others. Labeling a people as evil undermines their humanity and suggests that they do not have good reasons to be fighting, but that they fight simply to overcome those who "love freedom." This is from page 114 of this very book, (a quote from Phyllis Wheatley) "In every human breast, God has implanted a principle which we call love of freedom." Here's a 'revolutionary' thought: Everybody loves and wants freedom. If people are fighting they are fighting for freedom, we simply must ask one question: Freedom from what? Read around and see for yourself if you can answer such a question. Also, see if you can discover, honestly and objectively, the freedoms that we are currently fighting for.

Another huge bother for me in this book is that Kengor refers to Texas as the largest state in the nation. It's difficult to take the rest of his scholarship seriously when he makes such a statement.

Another horrific, to my mind, thought is that Bush, and lots of his followers, truly believes that God wants him to be president. A megalomaniacal zealot in charge of a cadre of nukes with an "I'm on a mission from God" world view scares the hell out of me.