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Denver, Colorado Grizzly Adams Productions (GAP) announced today that nine Christian television networks which includes seven domestic/international satellites, 62 broadcast stations, 510 broadcast affiliates, and over 3,000 cable outlets, plan multiple showings of GAP's 52-minute news documentary, Faith in the White House, with over half of the broadcasts scheduled in prime time during September and October. The combined broadcast schedule will reach the largest possible audience of faith-based viewers, an estimated 60 million households. Washington D.C.-based national talk broadcaster and family faith issues author, Janet Parshall, hosts the non-partisan, independently produced news documentary that examines the extraordinary faith and prayer...

President is openly religious, but his true beliefs remain mystery Before President Bush addressed a Knights of Columbus convention last month in Dallas, the audience of 2,500 conservative Catholics watched a documentary film about a woman who chose to die rather than end a pregnancy that threatened her life. Then the president gave a speech in which he called Pope John Paul II "a true hero of our time" and used the pope's phrase "culture of life" three times. When it was over, many in the audience were convinced that the president shared their view that abortion is murder and...

Former Vice President Al Gore has compared President Bush's Christian faith with fundamentalist Islam, saying it emphasizes "vengeance" and "brimstone." In an interview with the New Yorker, Gore, who says he's a Southern Baptist, expressed disdain for Bush's public declaration of his faith. SPONSORED LINKS Hot Political Gear Buy Kerry, Bush, and other election 2004 t-shirts, bumper stickers, hats, buttons, and more! Great selection, fast delivery. CafePress.com Wall Street Journal Online - Free Trial Get expert political news coverage from this leading subscription news site. From constant updates to exclusive online columns, we have the news that matters most to...

<p>NEW YORK -- It was President Bush's big day, and he began it in prayer. Bush yesterday attended a morning service at Church of Our Saviour, a Catholic church on Park Avenue. The sermon: "Courage in the Face of Evil."</p>

President Bush (search) prays, he consults scripture; he even plans services on Air Force One when he isn't able to attend church on the ground. So says a new documentary that points out that yes, Bush is a religious man, and many of his core supporters find that one of his most endearing traits. "I think what they like about this man — and what seems to scare other people — is his faith," said David W. Balsiger, producer of "George W. Bush: Faith in the White House." (search) "For a large segment of the voting population — probably 60...

A review of A Man of Faith: The Spiritual Journey of George W. Bush by David Aikman The Faith of George W. Bush by Stephen Mansfield George W. Bush on God and Country edited by Thomas M. Freiling Conservative evangelicals have high negatives in public opinion polling, due in large part to public fears that they are rigid, closed-minded, unreasonable, and unwilling to respect the separation of church and state. Many critics of the Bush Administration have attempted to cast Bush himself in such a light, arguing that religious considerations dominate his politics to such a degree that they prevent...

Bush Says Bible Is His Best Book Sat Aug 28, 2004 04:54 PM ET LIMA, Ohio (Reuters) - President Bush said on Saturday his favorite reading was the Bible, followed by books about history. On a campaign stop in Lima, Ohio, Bush took questions from his audience, including from a young boy who asked him what his favorite book was. To loud applause, the president replied: "The Bible." He said he was also a fan of history and had just read a biography of Alexander Hamilton, one of the founding fathers and the first treasury secretary. "History is a way...

The producers of a documentary about President Bush's faith hope to educate millions of Christians nationwide about the commander in chief's spiritual life by distributing DVD copies of the film to 300,000 churches – every church in the country with a mailing address. "George W. Bush: Faith in the White House," produced by Grizzly Adams Productions Inc., is a 70-minute examination of the president's personal practice of Christianity. David W. Balsiger, producer and director of the film, hopes it will serve as a an alternative to filmmaker Michael Moore's anti-Bush "Fahrenheit 9/11." Coming out on DVD Oct. 5, Balsiger sees...

Paul Kengor's first book, "God and Ronald Reagan," became a bestseller when it was released in February 2004, and again the week after Reagan died.  Only a few months later, Kengor has published his second book, "God and George W. Bush," which hits bookshelves today.  Emily Shaheen, a student of Kengor's at Grove City College, interviewed Kengor when she interned for Townhall.com this summer.Emily Shaheen:  How is your book different from other books about President Bush’s faith?Paul Kengor: My book is much more up-to-date and thus comprehensive, all the way up to the 2004 race. For instance, unlike the other books,...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Answering objections that he is too open about his Christian faith, President Bush said Aug. 12 that his faith is inseparable from the rest of his life. In a wide-ranging interview on CNN's "Larry King Live," Bush also defended his position on embryonic stem cell research and same-sex "marriage." King asked Bush about his faith and noted that Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, a Roman Catholic, received applause at his party's convention when he said, "I don't wear my own faith on my sleeve." King then asked Bush, "Does [your] faith come to the office?" "You can't separate...

Subject: Bush in church, Very interesting I'm at the 8:00am service at my church, St. John's Episcopal, at Lafayette Square, across from the White House. (I wanted to go early because I was going with Alice and Brent for breakfast at the Cracker Barrel in Manassas.) Much of the service was uneventful-nice, but uneventful-until it comes to the part of the service when the priest says, "Greet one another in the name of the Lord." I turn to my right to exchange the peace with my friend, Amy Fox Smythe, who was on the other end of my pew. I...

"Do most Americans realize just how fervent the President's evangelical faith is?" So asks the New York Times' Alessandra Stanley, in her review of the PBS "Frontline" documentary, "The Jesus Factor," which examines the role of faith in George W. Bush's life and Presidency. Stanley believes that Americans would be distressed to know that Bush engages in such outlandish behavior as daily Bible-reading, prayer, and allowing his spiritual life to inform his political one. After all, she is. Among members of the establishment media, Stanley is not alone. In its review, the Los Angeles Times describes the President as possessed...

So Al-Qaeda operatives planned to blow up a mall in Ohio. Big deal. Saddam’s WMD’s found in pieces spread out over the Middle East? Who cares. Headlines of unbridled importance are routinely banished to the dung heap of random word garbage. What else has been buried in the crevasses of common sense? I recently spoke to a hateful Jewish liberal intellectual who pointed out the president’s resemblance to an orangutan. As a Jew, I understood Jewish liberal hatred of the President -- his stupidity, his stupid religion, his stupid Middle East policies, his stupid rejection of the UN, the stupid...

George W. Bush is a deeply religious man and the US remains a very religious country. In February 2004, Luis Lugo, director of the Pew Trust's Religion Programme, wrote that in a recent poll, "Eighty-five per cent of respondents stated that religion was either 'very' or 'fairly' important in their lives, and nearly 60 per cent reported that they attend religious services at least once or twice a month." If religion matters in general, the particular religion that President Bush avows matters all the more. Bush and many of his closest advisers are Evangelicals, a variant of Christianity that non-Americans...

The race for the White House will be decided by fundagelicals. That's good news for twice-born George Bush The word "fundagelism" has never appeared in the columns of this newspaper. The term is, however, current in the blogosphere - that cyberforum which nowadays carries the most interestingly paranoid political debate. "Fundagelism" is not a word that trips easily off the tongue. It's a crunching together of the even more mouth-boggling compound "fundamentalist evangelism". George W Bush is a fundagelist. Dad wasn't. George H Bush (not renowned for his Wildean wit) delivered his most memorable wisecrack on walking into a room...

As an evangelical Christian, President Bush has something in common with the 46 percent of Americans who describe themselves as being "born again" or having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Often has the president recounted praying about major decisions facing the nation--but what do we actually know about the rudiments of George Bush's faith? To what extent do the president's spiritual beliefs impact or influence his political decision-making? And how closely do Bush's religious views mirror those of the country's burgeoning - and politically influential - evangelical movement? ----------------------------------------------- And from http://www.tvguide.com/listings/index.asp 9:00 PM Channel 9 KLRU Thursday, 29...

Photo courtesy of WGBH Boston "Frontline" examines President Bush's religiosity in tonight's segment, "The Jesus Factor." It also shows how his religious views mirror those of the country's buregoning evangelical movement. Public television tonight takes a look at "the most openly religious president in recent times." But don't expect an hour of diatribes against President George W. Bush and his blending of faith and politics. What you'll see tonight on "Frontline," which airs at 9 p.m. on KPBS/Channel 15 with some repeats, is an evenhanded, even cautious, examination of the former Texas governor who years ago told a group...

(PBS/Fronline Website text description of "The Jesus Factor" episode to air Thursday April 29, 2004; lower right corner of webpage): As an evangelical Christian, President Bush has something in common with the 46 percent of Americans who describe themselves as being "born again" or having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Often has the president recounted praying about major decisions facing the nation--but what do we actually know about the rudiments of George Bush's faith? To what extent do the president's spiritual beliefs impact or influence his political decision-making? And how closely do Bush's religious views mirror those of the...

Comment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For God's sake The strong influence of the Christian right on US policy will only increase if George Bush wins a second term, says Philip James Friday April 23, 2004 Evangelical lobbyists used to talk about access to previous Republican administrations. Today, they can say with confidence: "Who needs access when we are already on the inside?" The influence of the Christian right on the Bush White House is self-evident. As well as George Bush, cabinet members Condoleezza Rice, John Ashcroft and Don Evans all consider themselves to be born again. This administration has embarked on a bold...

Why does it make so many on the Left uncomfortable that President Bush openly professes his reliance on God in performing his official duties?Actor Richard Gere has joined in the chorus led by Ralph Nader and others condemning President Bush for mixing his faith with his governance. "One thing I've learned in my life is never to trust anyone who thinks that he exclusively has God on his side," said Gere to a crowd of like-minded Hollywooders. Gere's brilliant insight followed a recent statement by perennial presidential aspirant and equal opportunity nuisance Ralph Nader lambasting Bush for not divorcing his...