I think the great irony of history will be that it was a secular billionaire from New York who turned out the be the most faith-friendly president in history.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Whatever you think of George W. Bush, he left office with his faith intact, and I respect that.
You cannot be President of the United States if you don't have faith. Remember Lincoln, going to his knees in times of trial in the Civil War and all that stuff.
From the beginning, there have been some religious leaders who greeted the funding of faith-based social services by government with ambivalence.
Do I think faith will be an important part of being a good president? Yes, I do.
I met the president when he was president-elect at a meeting in Austin. He spoke of his faith. He spoke of his desire for a compassionate conservatism, for a faith-based initiative that would do something for poor people.
Faith is a kind of winged intellect. The great workmen of history have been men who believed like giants.
I believe in a president whose religious views are his own private affair, neither imposed by him upon the nation or imposed by the nation upon him as a condition to holding that office.
I have written too much history to have faith in it; and if anyone thinks I'm wrong, I am inclined to agree with him.
I think religion played a huge part in Bush's re-election.
I would suggest that faith is everyone's business. The advance or decline of faith is so intimately connected to the welfare of a society that it should be of particular interest to a politician.