Sunday, November 19, 2006

President Bush Attends Church In Hanoi

President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, in Vietnam for a regional summit meeting, today attended Christian church services in Hanoi. After services the President spoke briefly (full text), saying in part: "it's our way of expressing our personal faith and, at the same time, urging societies to feel comfortable with, and confident in saying to their people, if you feel like praising God you're allowed to do so in any way you see fit." Last week, the U.S. State Department removed Vietnam from its list of most egregious violators of religious liberty. (See prior posting.) Today's India eNews covered the President's statement.