By Adelle M. Banks
President Bush described himself as a cultural change agent in a group interview with editors and writers of conservative Christian publications. “… The job of a president is to help cultures change,” Bush told the nine writers and executives, according to an edited transcript posted Friday (May 28) on ChristianityToday.com. “Governments cannot change culture alone. I want you to know I understand that. But I can be a voice of cultural change.”
The discussion, held Wednesday (May 28) in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, was wide-ranging, with Bush addressing domestic and foreign policy, his personal prayer life and his defense of a “culture of life” and traditional marriage. Bush said he doesn’t want to be confused with a preacher, so he instead works to “let the light shine” as a secular politician.
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