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charles scott <charlesrscott@...> wrote:
Bush: Vote doesn't suggest America divided on religion
Purely out of self-interest, Weblog kinda hoped that articles about religion and the election would drop off after November 2. Instead, of course, Weblog's key search words (including evangelical, Christian, Christianity, church, religious, and religion) are appearing in almost every news article. (Rob Moll deserves credit for helping to organize the links below, as he does most days.) Some of the commentary is crazy, some of it is insightful. But we figured we'd let President Bush speak for himself on a subject many are writing about.
"Mr. President, your victory at the polls came about in part because of strong support from people of faith, in particular, Christian evangelicals and Pentecostals and others," a reporter asked at yesterday's press conference (audio | video). "And Senator Kerry drew some of his strongest support from those who do not attend religious services. What do you make of this religious divide, it seems, becoming a political divide in this country? And what do you say to those who are concerned about the role of a faith they do not share in public life and in your policies?"
Bush replied:
Yes, my answer to people is, I will be your President regardless of your faith, and I don't expect you to agree with me necessarily on religion. As a matter of fact, no President should ever try to impose religion on our society.
A great—the great tradition of America is one where people can worship the way they want to worship. And if they choose not to worship, they're just as patriotic as your neighbor. That is an essential part of why we are a great nation. And I am glad people of faith voted in this election. I'm glad. I appreciate all people who voted. I don't think you ought to read anything into the politics, the moment, about whether or not this nation will become a divided nation over religion. I think the great thing that unites is the fact you can worship freely if you choose, and if you—you don't have to worship. And if you're a Jew or a Christian or a Muslim, you're equally American. That is—that is such a wonderful aspect of our society; and it is strong today and it will be strong tomorrow.
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