Dear John & Doves,
 
I've received more than a few emails asking for proof of George W. Bush actually
confessing his faith in Jesus Christ, and I found the following article that I hope will
reassure anyone with any doubts on the subject:
 
                        "...The Spiritual Journey of George W. Bush, begins where
                        it probably must, on the evening of Dec. 13, 1999, at
                        the Greater Des Moines Civic Center when Bush first
                        startled the nation with a public profession of faith.
 
                        The Republican Party's six presidential hopefuls were
                        there to debate in front of about 1,500 Iowans in the
                        half-full auditorium. Local TV anchor John Bachman was
                        hosting the event along with NBC star anchor Tom Brokaw.
 
                        Several minutes into the debate, Bachman announced that
                        he had a question that came from "the good folks of
                        Iowa," one that he had selected from a stack of
                        questions submitted in advance by viewers. "What
                        political philosopher ... do you most identify with and
                        why?" he asked veteran Republican presidential candidate
                        Steve Forbes.
 
                        "John Locke," answered Forbes. It was a reasonable
                        response given Locke's enormous influence on America's
                        Founding Fathers.
 
                        The next response, which came from Alan Keyes, was
                        reasonable, too. Keyes said the political philosophers -
                        he used the plural noun, rather than the singular - he
                        most identified with were "the founders of this
                        country." Keyes urged his listeners to "get back to
                        their thinking."
 
                        Then came Texas Gov. George W. Bush's turn. "Gov. Bush,"
                        said Bachman, "a philosopher-thinker, and why."
 
                        Without hesitation, Bush responded, "Christ, because he
                        changed my heart."
 
                        A moment of almost shocked silence followed. Arizona
                        Sen. John McCain declared Theodore Roosevelt his
                        favorite political philosopher, and Gary Bauer and Utah
                        Sen. Orrin Hatch dittoed Bush's choice of Jesus. But to
                        little avail. What stuck in the public's mind was Bush's
                        declaration - one that brought the Texas governor's
                        Christian faith into full view.
 
                        When Bachman asked Bush to elaborate, saying, "I think
                        the viewers would like to know more on how he's changed
                        your heart," Bush at first responded with "Well, if you
                        don't know, it's going to be hard to explain." Later, in
                        his follow-up, the Texan gave a more complete answer:
                        "When you turn your heart and your life over to Christ,
                        when you accept Christ as the Savior, it changes your
                        heart. It changes your life. And that's what happened to
                        me."
 
Read the rest of the article at:
 
http://www.insightmag.com/news/2004/05/11/National/Bush-Brings.Faith.Into.Full.View-673902.shtml
 
Regards,
 
John Russell
jr9163@hotmail.com