George Bush and Religion

Many people have probably realized that the former president, George W. Bush, is a religious man and is a Methodist. George Bush was once an alcoholic and was not exactly the best husband or father. Although one day he decided to change it all around. He says that his religion and Jesus was what helped him to change his ways. He also says that it was God that chose him to lead the United States and it was God that wanted him to run for president. George Bush is also very open about how religious he is, unlike most presidents in the past (guardian). Apparenly, according to a book about Bush's faith based presidency (The Faith of George W. Bush), Bush's administration is heavily influenced by extremist Christians.

I am personally scared of any president that would use his or her faith in deciding their policies for the country they are leading. The policies of the United States should not be decided on any type of religion and I am a firm believer of the separation of church and state. As far as George W. Bush goes, I honestly never trust the guy. It seemed to me that in almost all of his speeches he would either mention Jesus or God. Honestly there are a lot of people in the United States that do not believe in either Jesus or God, so to mention them as a President in a nationwide speech seems wrong to me and I feel like the president should respect those who are not of the same faith.