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20 July 2004
21 July 2004Barry Goldwater biographer Rick Perlstein attends a Bush campaign party to meet those who see W. as a great man; nay, a god: "I ask Tom what role he sees in America for nonbelievers. 'Well, if people are of an opinion that their God is supreme and are willing to burn your house down to prove it or dismantle your car to prove it or make all sorts of loud noises, disturbing the peace, and say that they have a right to do that in the name of God....' he begins.... Later I parse out what the hell he was talking about. I was asking about atheists. But Tom understood 'nonbeliever' according to the premise that God is exclusively Judeo-Christian. It wasn't about whether you believe in anything, but whether you dared diverge from his belief. " Read "The Church of Bush."
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