The Savior who drove the money changers from the Temple and died on the Cross for our sins reentered history by way of the recent American presidential election. Asked to name his favorite philosopher, George W. Bush answered "Christ." Why? "Because he changed my heart." We used to be told that the Lord’s instruction to "follow me" meant not to run for office but to lead a Christian way of life of worldly powerlessness and leave politics to the Romans, who preferred successful conquests to the salvation of their souls. That Christianity is silent on how power should be comprehended and employed is a problem even more compounded in Al Gore’s religiosity. The professed born-again vice president assured us that whenever he is faced with a difficult decision, he asks himself, "What Would Jesus Do?"

Are these guys serious? Fortunately for the country, our Founding Fathers neither allowed Christ to influence their minds nor stopped to ask Gore’s question after the Boston Massacre of 1770, when British Redcoats slaughtered American colonists. Had they followed the gentle Jesus and his Sermon on the Mount, they would have "turned the other cheek" instead of taking up muskets, and we would still be living under British domination and drinking tea.

thanks to wood s hole