WASHINGTON-Throughout his eight years in the Oval Office, President Bush made numerous references to God using the term `the Almighty.’ Here are some examples:
“I’m grateful to all of you, who remind us that a great people must spend time on bended knee, in humility, searching for wisdom in the presence of the Almighty.”
-May 2, 2002 remarks at a National Day of Prayer reception at the White House.
“I call on every American to uphold the values of America and remember why many have come here. In our war against terror, we must never lose sight of the values that makes our country so strong; the values of respect and tolerance. The value that we believe that everybody ought to worship the Almighty, however they so choose.”
-At a roundtable with Arab- and Muslim-American leaders on Sept. 10, 2002.
“The Iraqi people today are not allowed to speak out for freedom, but they have a right to live in freedom. We don’t believe freedom and liberty are America’s gift to the world; we believe they are the Almighty’s gift to mankind.”
-Remarks on Feb. 20, 2003 in Kennesaw, Ga., shortly before the start of the Iraq war.
“Your good works and reverence bring compassion to our country, and more importantly, honor to the Almighty.
-June 16, 2005 remarks at National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast in Washington.
“Some day I hope that as a result of a formation of a Palestinian state there won’t be walls and checkpoints, that people will be able to move freely in a democratic state. That’s the vision, greatly inspired by my belief that there is an Almighty, and a gift of that Almighty to each man, woman and child on the face of the Earth is freedom.”
-Remarks during a visit to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem on Jan. 10, 2008.
“A lot of Americans love Billy Graham, and I’m one. So, Billy, we’re thinking about you. He has led countless Americans to the grace and goodness of the Almighty, and each of you performs the same mission every day.”
-Remarks to National Religious Broadcasters convention on March 11, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.
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