Posted on 02/22/2002 1:37:07 PM PST by Texaggie79
Yesterday President Bush strongly urged Chinese President Jiang Zemin to respect religious freedoms and consider the Vatican's plea to free Catholic bishops. Then President Bush, in a live televised speech broadcast nationwide, told the people of China that America is a nation "guided by faith" and committed to religious freedom. Here is a quick excerpt from the President's excellent speech.
"America is a nation guided by faith. Someone once called us "a nation with the soul of a church." This may interest you -- 95 percent of Americans say they believe in God, and I'm one of them.
"When I met President Jiang Zemin in Shanghai a few months ago, I had the honor of sharing with him how faith changed my life and how faith contributes to the life of my country.
"Faith points to a moral law beyond man's law, and calls us to duties higher than material gain. Freedom of religion is not something to be feared, it's to be welcomed, because faith gives us a moral core and teaches us to hold ourselves to high standards, to love and to serve others, and to live responsible lives."
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Sincerely,
Timothy Teepell
Deputy Political Director
Republican National Committee
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