BUSH ENCOURAGES CHRISTIANS TO REMAIN INVOLVED IN POLITICS

“True faith is never isolated from the rest of life, and faith without works is dead”  ST. LOUIS, June 12, 2002 (LSN.ca) – In an address yesterday via satellite to the Southern Baptist Convention 2002 Annual Meeting, US President George W. Bush encouraged Baptists to remain involved in politics.  Bush also noted their common commitments to life and family issues.  In total contrast to Canadian Catholic political leaders such as Jean Chretien and Pierre Trudeau, Bush said to applause, “You have never believed in separating religious faith from political life”… “True faith is never isolated from the rest of life, and faith without works is dead. Our democratic government is one way to promote social justice and the common good, which is why the Southern Baptist Convention has become a powerful voice for some of the great issues of our time.”“You and I share common commitments. We believe in fostering a culture of life, and that marriage and family are sacred institutions that should be preserved and strengthened,” he said to a round of applause.  “We believe that a life is a creation, not a commodity, and that our children are gifts to be loved and protected, not products to be designed and manufactured by human cloning.”  Concluding he mentioned that he appreciated the prayers for him and his family. Ending with “May God bless you all, and may God continue to bless America.”  See the full text of Bush’s address at the White House website:  https://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/06/20020611-5.html