He's an upright man of God!

(updated January 14th, 2004)
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"God told me to strike at al Qaeda and I struck them,
and then he instructed me to strike at Saddam, which I did,
and now I am determined to solve the problem in the Middle East."
—George W. Bush

"I Believe, George Bush, Help My Unbelief!"

• Bush and the Lord, by Dan Froomkin, Washington Post, January 12, 2005
• The White House Wasn't Always God's House, By Arthur Schlesinger Jr., LA Times, October 26, 2004
• Bizarro Bush: He's the exact opposite of what a president should be, by Justin Raimondo, AntiWar.com, October 22, 2004
• Casualties of Faith, by Maureen Dowd, New York Times, October 21, 2004
  What does it tell you about a president that his grounds for war are so weak that the only way he can justify it is by believing God wants it? Or that his only Iraq policy now - as our troops fight a vicious insurgency and the dream of a stable democracy falls apart - is a belief in miracles?
• No casualties? White House disputes Robertson comment: 'The president never made such a comment', CNN, October 21, 2004
  [Pat] Robertson, an ardent Bush supporter, told CNN in an interview Tuesday night that he urged the president to prepare the American people for the prospect of casualties before launching the war in March 2003. Robertson said Bush told him, " 'Oh, no, we're not going to have any casualties.' "
• God & The Presidency: An In-Depth Examination Of Faith In The Bush White House, Democracy Now!, October 20th, 2004
• Babylon A Go-Go: The fundamentalist Bible Belt got the war it wanted in Iraq – and look what they've done with it. By Matt Taibbi, AlterNet, October 13, 2004
• 'God has a plan. Bush will hold back the evil': In the run-up to polling day, Gary Younge is driving the 2,147 miles from John Kerry's base in Boston, Massachusetts to George Bush's ranch in Midland, Texas. Today he tests the mood in Oil City, Pennsylvania, The Guardian, October 9, 2004
• Faith Without Works: After four years, the president's faith-based policies have proven to be neither compassionate nor conservative. By Amy Sullivan, Washington Monthly, October 4, 2004.
• George W. Bush & the “Mandate of Heaven”, by William Marina, Independent Institute, October 3, 2004
• Now on DVD: The Passion of the Bush, by Frank Rich, New York Times, October 3, 2004
  "Faith in the White House" gives the imagination room to run riot about what a 21st-century crusade might look like in the flesh. A documentary conceived as a rebuke to "Fahrenheit 9/11" is nothing if not its unintentional and considerably more nightmarish sequel.
• Words matter: How Bush speaks in religious code, by Bruce Lincoln, Boston Globe, September 12, 2004
• Bush: It's About Me and My Crusade, David Corn, The Nation, 09/03/2004
• 'We Could Control This Country': 33 Extreme Reasons to Give Bush the Boot, by Maureen Farrell, BuzzFlash, August 24, 2004
• Bush weds religion, politics to form world view, by David Domke, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, August 22nd, 2004
• Conventional Facades: Why the Republicans Have to Hide their Agenda, by Maureen Farrell, BuzzFlash, August 17, 2004
• The Church of Bush, by Rick Perlstein, Village Voice, Posted August 2, 2004.
• Who Would Jesus Torture? The Religion of George W. Bush, by Christian Dewar, July 17, 2004
• Bush meets with Amish, by Jack Brubaker, Lancaster New Era [Lancaster, PA], July 16, 2004
  
• The Jesus Factor: A President and His Faith, PBS/FRONTLINE, April 29, 2004 "I trust God speaks through me. Without that, I couldn't do my job."
• 'Road map is a life saver for us,' PM Abbas tells Hamas , by Arnon Regular, Ha'aretz [Jerusalem, Israel], June 27, 2003
  (Source of above quote on God's direction to strike at our enemies.)
• Good Christian George, by Charles Sullivan, 03/26/03
• Bush considers God a key political ally, by Bill Straub, Scripps Howard News Service, March 5, 2003
• Bush's Armageddon Obsession: The Looking Glass War, by Michael Oritz Hill, Counterpunch, October 19, 2002
• Governor Bush Declares June 10, 2000 to be "JESUS DAY" in Texas (photo of document)
  "Throughout the world, people of all religions recognize Jesus Christ as an example of love, compassion, sacrifice and service. Reaching out to the poor, the suffering and the marginalized, he provided moral leadership that continues to inspire countless men, women and children today.

  To honor his life and teachings, Christians of all races and denominations have joined together to designate June 10 as Jesus Day. As part of this celebration of unity, they are taking part in the 10th annual March for Jesus in cities throughout the Lone Star State. The march, which began in Austin in 1991, is now held in nearly 180 countries. Jesus Day challenges people to follow Christ's example by performing good works in their communities and neighborhoods. By nursing the sick, feeding the poor or volunteering in homeless shelters, everyone can play a role in making the world a better place.

  I urge all Texans to answer the call to serve those in need. By volunteering their time, energy or resources to helping others, adults and youngsters follow Christ's message of love and service in thought and deed.

  Therefore, I, George W. Bush, Governor of Texas, do hereby proclaim June 10, 2000, Jesus Day in Texas and urge the appropriate recognition whereof, in official recognition whereof, I hereby affix my signature this 17th day of April, 2000."

• Bush takes hits for visit to Bob Jones, Associated Press, February 25, 2000