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What Happened To President Bush's Homophobia?
In spite of, President Obama publicly disagreeing with the ruling, but Bush would most likely condone this type of homophobia. The main reasoning behind this assumption is from how heavily religion influences his life and, thus, his presidency. It is said in the Bible that those who commit any form of sin or to ask God for forgiveness to avoid going to hell, which can be accomplished through Confession to a priest. Homosexual acts of any sort are said to be sin as it is said that a man belongs with a woman, so the woman may help populate the church. Bush would go to any measure to keep this sanction between government and religion intact. By this logic, he may also be in objection of marriage equality and feminism, as those current issues

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