On the September 12 broadcast of his nightly call-in talk forum, Michael Collins Piper was joined by American author John Stoddard Klar, whose book CHRISTIAN WORDS, UN-CHRISTIAN ACTIONS addresses the topic: "George W. Bush and the Desecration of Christianity in Modern America." Klar contends that many of the actions of the Bush administration, ranging from its preemptive invasion of Iraq to the torture scandal at Abu Ghraib prison and on to its economic and environmental polices, contradict the widespread perception, particularly among the members of the so-called Christian Right (and even among many "liberal" critics of the Bush administration) that the policies of the Bush administration somehow reflect the teachings of Jesus Christ and the Christian faith. The author, Klar, is a Christian but he is no "liberal" and no "Democrat." If anything, he rejects both of the major political parties in America and his friends call him a "conservative." So the president's Republican defenders are going to have a tough time saying that Klar and his book are "leftist" propaganda that somehow favors "the Muslims"—typical charges thrown at anyone, even Christian Conservatives like Klar, who dare to challenge the policies of the president. Although many Christian Right followers of the Bush administration have been fervent defenders of the president, the release (and growing recognition) of Klar's book has started to make many American Christians realize that the Bush policies are anything but Christian. And this may be no surprise since Bush himself continues to defend his own membership in a weird cult, based on the campus at Yale University, known as Skull & Bones, which is—again—anything but "Christian." However, as one caller pointed out, the last time anyone can recall that the president mentioned that name of Jesus Christ was during the 2000 presidential campaign when Young Bush mentioned Christ as his favorite "philosopher," rather than, it should be noted, as Bush's "savior." Since winning the presidency, Bush is not remembered to have publicly mentioned the name "Jesus Christ," And those Christians who mistakenly believe Bush to be a disciple of Christ may have good reason to ask: "Why not?" Perhaps John Stoddard Klar's book provides the answer.Klar writes: "All of a Christian leader's actionst must be measured before the standards of Jesus Christ, and none other . . . We are called to match Christian words with CHRISTIAN actions." President Bush, Klar concludes, has not done that. Klar's website and more information about his book can be found at christianwords.us and the website of his publisher is pleasantwordbooks.com which can be reached at 1-877-421-7323. The 600 page book, carefully documented from a wide variety of sources, presents a very real challenge to the president and to those American Christians who—for whatever reason—continue to believe that the president is a traditional Christian.