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Bush Calls Reagan 'A National Treasure'
June 11, 2004 - Funeral services for President Ronald Reagan are being held in the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. President George W. Bush and all of America's living ex-presidents - Ford, Carter, Clinton, Bush - will attend the ceremony.
- President Bush, previewing his eulogy, remembered Reagan on Thursday as "a great man, a historic leader and a national treasure."
After the formal service in Washington D.C., the former president's body will be flown back to California and taken to the Reagan Library in Simi Valley where it will be buried at sunset.
- Source:My Way - AP
- Hundreds of Thousands Pay Respects to Reagan - NewsMax
Nation's Capital Mourns Ronald Reagan
June 10, 2004 - More than 100,000 people paid their respects to President Ronald Reagan at his library in California. Yesterday the body was flown to Washington D.C., where it was taken in an elaborate procession on a horse-drawn caisson to the rotunda under the Capitol dome. Vice President Dick Cheney gave tribute to him in a state ceremony there.
- "Fellow Americans, here lies a graceful and a gallant man... It was the vision and the will of Ronald Reagan that gave hope to the oppressed, shamed the oppressors and ended the evil empire."
As many as 141 embassies had accepted invitations to send representatives to the ceremony.
- Source:MyWay - AP
- Reagan lies in state in Washington - BBC
Ronald Reagan Remembered for Faith in God, Faith in America
June 10, 2004 - Franklin Graham says that President Ronald Reagan will be remembered for his faith and for his ability to bring out the best in people. On a recent Hannity & Colmes talk show he explained that the president didn't attend church often while in office, but it was because of the intense security and disruption it caused.
- "Especially after the attempt on his life, my father even recommended to him that he not try to go to church in Washington."
- Source:Crosswalk
- Weblog: Remembering Ronald Reagan - Christianity Today - The close connection between Reagan and Evangelicals
'God's plan' guided Reagan's life
June 8, 2004 - Judge William P. Clark, a former Reagan national security adviser and close friend, said that the former president was "a man of prayer," and his favorite setting for speaking to God was the outdoors.
- Paul Kengor, author of God and Ronald Reagan: A Spiritual Life, said Mr. Reagan's "Christian commitment" was the least-appreciated aspect about a man so many struggled to understand.
- Source:Washington Times
- Michael Reagan: Dad Is Home Now - NewsMax
- CT Classic: President Reagan and the Bible - Christianity Today
Reagan's Faith Key to Legacy Say Authors
June 7, 2004 - Tributes abound for President Ronald Reagan, following his death on Saturday, June 5. He is remembered for many worthy reasons, and it should also be acknowledged that he had a strong faith in the Lord. A recent book focused on his Christian faith. Paul Kengor, in his 2004 book, God and Ronald Reagan: A Spiritual Life, described Reagan's early years, raised in the Disciples of Christ Church, and influenced by a godly mother, a Christian novel, and Christian leaders in the church. His faith had a great impact on his political life as well.
- After reviewing Reagan's public and private statements and writings, and conducting extensive interviews with Reagan intimates ... Kengor concluded that the “guiding principle of this American hero's political philosophy was his quiet but rock-solid Christian faith.”
- Source:Crosswalk
- Nation to Begin Week of Mourning for Reagan - Fox
FORMER PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN: "I AM BORN AGAIN AND I AM A BIBLE BELIEVER."
June 5, 2004 - In 1980, during his campaign for the presidency, Ronald Reagan told Former National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) Executive Director Dr. Ben Armstrong, that he was born again. Armstrong asked him what it would take for him to get into heaven.
- Reagan said “I think I would say what my grandmother taught me." He then repeated John 3:16 word for word – perfectly... He (Reagan) said, "I am born again and I am a Bible believer."
- Source:Assist News
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