If you bring up the Bush administration and their role in 9/11 in my presence, it’s safe to say that you’re going to get an opinion out of me one way or another.  I may not push the idea that Bush was plotting the course for 9/11, but I most certainly think that they took advantage of the course of events (and probably to some extent the “intelligence” that they had) to make the case for war and their attempts to secure our oil futures.

Well, theological professor David Ray Griffin, published with the Westminister John Knox Press (of Presbyterian Church USA fame), makes some pretty serious claims [Christianity Today] about the Bush administration having gone so far as planning and executing out the events of 9/11 to fulfill their justification for war. 

While there are some pieces of evidence that, when twisted enough, suggest that they could have plotted and schemed out 9/11, there is not nearly enough tangible evidence to confirm such a claim.  But what is perhaps more disturbing is his claim as that the church needs to step and get involved to stop the “empiracle” America.

“I became more convinced that if the truth about 9/11 was going to be
exposed, the churches were probably going to have to be involved,”
Griffin told CT. “If we become convinced that the so-called war on
terror is simply a pretext for enlarging the American empire, we have
every reason as Christians to try and expose the truth behind 9/11.”

Last time I checked, Jesus was less concerned about the affairs of earthly governing systems and more concerned about bringing the Kingdom of Heaven to people—restoring the relationship between creation and the Creator.  Of course, His disciples didn’t get it…it’s no surprise that Professor Griffin doesn’t either.

Our business should be connecting people with the Lover of their souls…not to try and clean up after the mess that Monkey Boy & Co. have left in the wake of their [dis]administration and generally poor stewardship of the office of the White House.

July 31, 2006, 12:36 pm

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