Source: Beliefnet

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/146/story_14673_1.html

On May 28, 2004, Beliefnet reported, "President Bush described himself as a cultural change agent in a group interview with editors and writers of conservative Christian publications. 'The job of a president is to help cultures change,' Bush told the nine writers and executives, according to an edited transcript posted Friday on ChristianityToday.com. 'Governments cannot change culture alone. I want you to know I understand that. But I can be a voice of cultural change.' The discussion, held Wednesday in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, was wide-ranging, with Bush addressing domestic and foreign policy, his personal prayer life and his defense of a 'culture of life' and traditional marriage. Bush said he doesn't want to be confused with a preacher, so he instead works to 'let the light shine' as a secular politician. '.. One of the prayers I ask is that God's light shines through me as best as possible, no matter how opaque the window,' said Bush, a United Methodist. The president said more than once that Americans have the right to worship how they wish or not at all."