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George W. Bush: The Bible is probably not literally true.

Post author:Erich Vieth
Post published:December 13, 2008
Post category:ignorance Politics Religion
Post comments:4 Comments

Now that he doesn't need the evangelicals to get elected (and now that John McCain doesn't need them either), George W. Bush can safely say the the Bible is "probably not literally true." In a recent interview on ABC with Charles Gibson, Bush freely admits that Muslims can go to…

More on Who changed the Bible and why? Bart Ehrman’s startling answers

Post author:Erich Vieth
Post published:March 23, 2007
Post category:Religion
Post comments:24 Comments

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