It might be GWB's ignorance that makes him view another culture's rituals (cremation in this case) as "Pagan" and makes him want to dissociate himself from what arose from the ritual - a memorial built for a great huaman being. But how tolerant would it be for us to not respect the religious sensitivities (however ill founded they may be in our opinion) of another human being and blackmail him into performing a political ritual in the name of protocol!!!
