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["Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>]

"we could not be more thankful that God has given you four more years to 
serve Him in the White House,"

I'll bet y'all thought the job of prez was to serve this country and its 
citizens.

Lynda
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Congratulatory letter to President George W. Bush from Dr. Bob Jones 
III
November 3, 2004

President George W. Bush 
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

Dear Mr. President: 

The media tells us that you have received the largest number of 
popular votes of any president in America's history. Congratulations! 

In your re-election, God has graciously granted America-though she 
doesn't deserve it-a reprieve from the agenda of paganism. You have 
been given a mandate. We the people expect your voice to be like the 
clear and certain sound of a trumpet. Because you seek the Lord 
daily, we who know the Lord will follow that kind of voice eagerly. 

Don't equivocate. Put your agenda on the front burner and let it 
boil. You owe the liberals nothing. They despise you because they 
despise your Christ. Honor the Lord, and He will honor you. 

Had your opponent won, I would have still given thanks, because the 
Bible says I must (I Thessalonians 5:18). It would have been hard, 
but because the Lord lifts up whom He will and pulls down whom He 
will, I would have done it. It is easy to rejoice today, because 
Christ has allowed you to be His servant in this nation for another 
presidential term. Undoubtedly, you will have opportunity to appoint 
many conservative judges and exercise forceful leadership with the 
Congress in passing legislation that is defined by biblical norm 
regarding the family, sexuality, sanctity of life, religious freedom, 
freedom of speech, and limited government. You have four years-a 
brief time only-to leave an imprint for righteousness upon this 
nation that brings with it the blessings of Almighty God. 

Christ said, "If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, 
there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my 
father honour" (John 12:26). 

The student body, faculty, and staff at Bob Jones University commit 
ourselves to pray for you-that you would do right and honor the 
Savior. Pull out all the stops and make a difference. If you have 
weaklings around you who do not share your biblical values, shed 
yourself of them. Conservative Americans would love to see one 
president who doesn't care whether he is liked, but cares infinitely 
that he does right. 

Best wishes. 

Sincerely your friend, 

Bob Jones III
President 

BJIII:lw

PS: A few moments ago I read this letter to the students in Chapel. 
They applauded loudly their approval. 

When I told them that Tom Daschle was no longer the minority leader 
of the Senate, they cheered again. 

On occasion, Christians have not agreed with things you said during 
your first term. Nonetheless, we could not be more thankful that God 
has given you four more years to serve Him in the White House, never 
taking off your Christian faith and laying it aside as a man takes 
off a jacket, but living, speaking, and making decisions as one who 
knows the Bible to be eternally true. 
http://www.bju.edu/letter