I appreciate that question because I, in the state of Texas, had heard a lot of discussion about a faith-based initiative eroding the important bridge between church and state.
I expect you to work hard on our agenda.
I do remain confident in Linda. She’ll make a fine labor secretary. From what I’ve read in the press accounts, she’s perfectly qualified.
As young Americans, you have an important responsibility, which is to become good citizens.
Neither in French nor in English nor in Mexican.
Please don’t kill me!
These demands are not open to negotiation or discussion.
To give law enforcement the additional tools it needs to track down terror here at home.
I encourage employers to permit their workers time off during the lunch hour to attend the noontime services to pray for our land.
About 14 percent of our nation’s civilian workforce is foreign-born.
I am mindful that we’re all sinners...
I really appreciate leaders from around the globe who have come to share in prayer with us today. It reminds me that the Almighty God is a God to everybody, every person.
We should fund the armies of compassion, we should not discriminate against faith-based programs.
God’s signs are not always the ones we look for. We learn in tragedy that his purposes are not always our own. Yet the prayers of private suffering, whether in our homes or in this great cathedral, are known and heard, and understood.
There are prayers that help us last through the day, or endure the night. There are prayers of friends and strangers, that give us strength for the journey. And there are prayers that yield our will to a will greater than our own...
My administration will be more supportive of the good works done here than any administration in the history of this country because I understand the power of faith, that faith can change lives.
And I strongly support the faith-based initiative that we’re proposing, because I don’t believe it violates the line between the separation of church and state, and I believe it’s going to make America a better place.
We’ve got a cultural issue in America. We’ve got to change the whole way the issue is looked at. That’s the mission. Some in the political process don’t have enough patience for that, and I probably don’t either.
The days of discriminating against religious institutions simply because they are religious must come to an end.
We do not prescribe any prayer; we welcome all prayer.