Hallelujah for David Thompson's column contradicting the long held belief that Republicans best serve the Christian vote "Christian beliefs don't belong with conservative actions".

Although President Bush consistently reminds the public that he reads the Bible every morning, does he not relay scripture to his actions the rest of the day?

Maybe if he read a little more, he would come across the passage that warns it is harder for a rich man to get into heaven than a camel through the eye of a needle.

Maybe then he wouldn't have been so steadfast in supporting his crony tobacco buddies after Sept. 11 by changing airport "banned item lists" that allowed passengers to carry lighters onboard so they could get their nicotine fix right after the flight.

In any case, there is a real contradiction between what Christian beliefs say and what Bush does on their behalf.

Scott Cendrowski
journalism freshman