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"johac" |
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21 Aug 2003 01:47:56 AM |
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Shrub says faith gives him 'great comfort' |
Yeech!
http://tinyurl.com/kp0e
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President says faith gives him 'great comfort'
Wed Aug 20, 6:34 AM ET
By Laurence McQuillan, USA TODAY
President Bush (news - web sites) says his religious faith is helping
him deal with the challenges of the presidency, and he credits the
Bible with inspiring him to push for federal funding to fight AIDS
(news - web sites).
In an interview appearing next week in the October issue of Ladies'
Home Journal, Bush says it is possible to function in the presidency
without believing in God, and probably some of his predecessors did
not believe in God, but he finds that faith helps.
"When you realize that there is an Almighty God on whom you can rely,
it provides great comfort," he says. "That's why I read every morning,
the Bible and scriptures and Charles Stanley devotionals. It matters a
lot to me personally." Stanley, a former president of the Southern
Baptist Convention, is a TV and radio evangelist and author of books
on Christian living.
Bush, a Methodist, often refers to his faith in public remarks but
does not link it to government policy.
"You shouldn't fear a religious person," Bush says. "The Bible talks
about love and compassion. ... That's really a lot behind my passion
on AIDS policy, for example." Bush surprised some conservatives in
January when he asked Congress to raise the five-year budget on
fighting AIDS in Africa from $5 billion to $15 billion.
In the interview, Bush cited no other positions influenced by his
faith. White House advisers say there are other examples: his stand
against abortion, his opposition to legalizing gay marriage, his
efforts to make it easier for religious organizations to receive
federal funding for programs that offer community services and his
attempt to revive Middle East peace efforts.
Bush was interviewed with first lady Laura Bush by Peggy Noonan, who
was a speechwriter for President Reagan.
A survey during the 2000 presidential campaign by the Pew Research
Center for the People and the Press found that 70% of Americans wanted
their president to be strongly religious, but 50% felt uncomfortable
when politicians discussed their faith publicly.
"The spirit of religion is a strong one in the United States," says
presidential scholar Stephen Hess of the liberal-leaning Brookings
Institution. "But politicians need to walk a fine line. Religious talk
is always going to anger some people."
Also in the interview:
The Bushes say their marriage is stronger since they entered the White
House. "Perhaps it's because of the pressures of the life we live,"
the president says, citing the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The first lady
adds, "All the things that might've irritated me, like not hanging up
his towels, I don't have to worry about anymore. Someone in the White
House hangs up the towels."
Bush says he and his father have switched roles when it comes to the
news media. "When he was the president, I would agonize when I would
hear things said about him that I knew were not true," says Bush, who
had a reputation for angry exchanges with reporters when his father
was in the White House. Now it is the former president who gets "all
steamed up" about some things he reads about his son. "I end up
spending time with my dad telling him not to worry," Bush says.
On 21-year-old daughters Barbara and Jenna, Bush says he needs
patience. "I've got to allow them to become the bright young ladies
that they're becoming at their own pace." Laura Bush says her advice
to them on finding a husband is: "Just wait till you find somebody
like your daddy." The president calls that "a pretty low standard."
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For those who don't know who Chaarles Stanley is:
http://www.intouch.org/index_76034.html
Bring your own barf bag.
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"In those parts of the world where learning and science has prevailed,
miracles ceased; but in those parts that are barbarous and ignorant,
miracles are still in vogue." -Letters of Ethan Allen to Thomas Jefferson
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| User: "August Pamplona" |
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| Title: Re: Shrub says faith gives him 'great comfort' |
21 Aug 2003 04:12:46 PM |
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"johac" <jhachm@remove.ixpres.com> wrote in message
news:jhachm-E748F4.23475620082003@central.giganews.com...
Yeech!
http://tinyurl.com/kp0e
[snip]
On 21-year-old daughters Barbara and Jenna, Bush says he needs
patience. "I've got to allow them to become the bright young ladies
that they're becoming at their own pace." Laura Bush says her advice
to them on finding a husband is: "Just wait till you find somebody
like your daddy." The president calls that "a pretty low standard."
I knew if I looked hard and long enough I'd finally find myself in
agreement with GWB on something.
Agust Pamplona
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For those who don't know who Chaarles Stanley is:
http://www.intouch.org/index_76034.html
Bring your own barf bag.
--
John Hachmann, aa #1782
"In those parts of the world where learning and science has prevailed,
miracles ceased; but in those parts that are barbarous and ignorant,
miracles are still in vogue." -Letters of Ethan Allen to Thomas
Jefferson
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: Shrub says faith gives him 'great comfort' |
21 Aug 2003 11:59:25 PM |
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In article <iBa1b.2587$lw4.207@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
"August Pamplona" <necatoramericanusancylostomaduodenale@mail.com>
wrote:
"johac" <jhachm@remove.ixpres.com> wrote in message
news:jhachm-E748F4.23475620082003@central.giganews.com...
Yeech!
http://tinyurl.com/kp0e
[snip]
On 21-year-old daughters Barbara and Jenna, Bush says he needs
patience. "I've got to allow them to become the bright young ladies
that they're becoming at their own pace." Laura Bush says her advice
to them on finding a husband is: "Just wait till you find somebody
like your daddy." The president calls that "a pretty low standard."
I knew if I looked hard and long enough I'd finally find myself in
agreement with GWB on something.
Even a confirmed liar has to tell the truth once in a while.
--
John Hachmann, aa #1782
"In those parts of the world where learning and science has prevailed,
miracles ceased; but in those parts that are barbarous and ignorant,
miracles are still in vogue." -Letters of Ethan Allen to Thomas Jefferson
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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| Title: Re: Shrub says faith gives him 'great comfort' |
21 Aug 2003 11:03:09 PM |
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On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 23:47:56 -0700, johac <jhachm@remove.ixpres.com>
posted in alt.atheism:
Yeech!
The president of all the people?
The president of all (nudge, nudge, wink, wink) the people is more
like it.
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"I believe in Spinoza's God who reveals himself in the harmony of all that exists, but
not in a God who concerns himself with the fate and actions of human beings."
-A. Einstein (1929 -- Einstein Archive 33-272)
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rukbat at optonline dot net
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