Which British politician would quote Isaiah? This religiosity, as we would describe it, suggests Americans consider themselves a chosen people Andreas Whittam Smith 03 February 2003 First comes the numbness, the mourning and the praying. In comforting the American people for the loss of the space shuttle Columbia with its crew of seven, President Bush turned to the bible, indeed to the Old Testament and paraphrased the prophet Isaiah: "The same Creator who names the stars also knows the names of the seven souls we mourn today."President Reagan had done the same when the Challenger exploded shortly after launch in...