More response from readers:

From Andrew Sumereau's column:
"As individuals Almighty God calls us to transform the world.  President Bush has confused his sense of personal mission with a national one. We as a nation are not called to transform the world. It is unhistorical, unpatriotic, dangerous, and simply wrong to think so."
 
The fundamental difference between liberals and conservatives lies in the place from which they derive their philosophy.  Liberals base their opinions on feelings, the "help your fellow man" root which grows into the arrogant, suffocating jungle of big government.  It is for this reason that so many of their beliefs are dashed into dust by sound logic.  Conservatives generally base their beliefs on thought; they understand human nature, that charity comes from the home (not taxes), and that freedom is the only vehicle by which a man can become all of the things which God intended.
 
It has been pointed out in a previous column — and rightly so — that Bush is actually a liberal. Mr. Sumereau puts a finer point on the issue: Bush is a man driven not by his intellectually sound conservative philosophy, but by the feelings connected to his religious faith.  This is a mistake.  We are instructed by Jesus and his disciples to shun decision—making based on feelings for the more prudent, and logical, decision—making that comes when our thoughts are filtered through our beliefs. 
 
Bush thinks he can save the world, I just want him to save our country.
 
Michael Easton