GEORGE W. BUSH'S CONVERSION

I just started reading a blog called Get Religion. I don't have an opinion on it yet, but some of their members have run across some interesting articles. MSNBC recently wrote an article related to Bush's conversion story. I personally do not think there is any way for us to know if Bush is a born-again Christian, but I do find it interesting that I have never heard him refer to himself as being born-again.

Initially, it was refreshing that he did not spew canned phrases regarding his salvation, but is it really benign or is political strategy involved? Setting aside the exact verbage of "born-again", I don't recall a time (and I am not watching/reading news constantly) when he referred to himself specifically as a saved Christian. There have been moments when he said that he has a higher responsibility and he would hold up a bible or point upward, but nothing more explicit.

Most of these moments were in the presence of leaders of many faiths. However, as President, he can still be inclusive of other religions while proclaiming his own salvation. The fact that he has not been that explicit, combined with the high probability, according to PBS, that a candidate can win the US Presidency with only the Evangelical Christian vote, makes it appear like he's pandering to the public but does not really believe.