On June 13 President Bush spoke to a group of muslim exchange students and made the following statement.
"I believe there's an almighty god who speaks to different faiths -- and I believe freedom is a gift from that almighty," the president said.
Most Christians would take that to be an explicit endorsement of a "many ways to God" religion by a man who claims the name of Christ.
This has been reported in several publications but you can read the actual text of the speeh here> http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/06/20050613-2.html
God may speak to people in different faiths, but He is not necessarily telling them what they want to hear. Nevertheless, even the pagans have the law of God written in their hearts, as St. Paul said. I don't see the President's words as necessarily religious syncretism.
But where is the Initiative? When someone says that there is a United Religion Initiative I would think that it could be posted so we all can read it. Otherwise, this is poppycock.
Most Christians would take that to be an explicit endorsement of a "many ways to God" religion by a man who claims the name of Christ.
More likely that Presidnt Bush is trying to express a theological position that there is some truth in most great religions, this is not a new concept. To avoid offending those present he did not continue by saying Christianity Is all the Truth.
Billy Graham said the same thing on the Larry King show, maybe that is where the president picked up that notion.
I have heard him say this a few times too. It does trouble me. I know that he has to represent all people, but there needs to be another way instead of throwing Jesus out ont he curb to make these people feel good about America.