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Report of the Symposium on Islam, Constitutions, & Durable Democracy: The Cases of Iraq & Afghanistan
September 11, 2007
September 11, 2007
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A Discussion with Elliott Abrams, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
February 10, 2010
February 10, 2010
A Discussion with Maryann Cusimano Love, Associate Professor of Politics at the Catholic University
May 22, 2011
May 22, 2011
A Discussion with Ziad Asali, Founding President of the American Task Force on Palestine
May 22, 2011
May 22, 2011
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Barack Obama on Religious Freedom at Saddleback Civil ForumAugust 16, 2008
Well, I think the first thing we have to do is to bear witness and speak out, and not pretend that [abuse of religious...
Sam Brownback on Personal Faith and Policymaking in the Republicans' First Presidential Candidates Debate
May 3, 2007
I think personal beliefs of everybody shape everybody. I think we all have values. And that is taken in and that's taken...
George W. Bush on How Faith Influences his Decisions in Third Presidential Debate
October 13, 2004
Prayer and religion sustain me. I've received calmness in the storms of the Presidency. [...] Religion is an important part....
Bill Clinton on American Roots of Religious Freedom in Memorandum to the Secretary of Education and Attorney General
July 12, 1995
Religious freedom is perhaps the most precious of all American liberties—called by many our "first freedom." Many of...
Ronald Reagan on Terrorism in Afghanistan to International Forum of the Chamber of Commerce
April 23, 1986
And let no one mistake this for a conflict between the Western democracies and the Arab world. Those who condone making war...
Ronald Reagan on the Nuclear Freeze in his Remarks to the National Association of Evangelicals
March 8, 1983
You know, I've always believed that old Screw Tape reserved his best efforts for those of you in the Church. So, in your...
Jimmy Carter on Shared Values with Islam in White House Statement
February 7, 1980
I have been struck [...] by the human and moral values which Americans as a people share with Islam. We share, first and...
Jimmy Carter on Meeting with Foreign Leaders at the 26th Annual National Prayer Breakfast
February 2, 1978
As part of my preparation for meeting with Indian leaders, I read the Bhagavad-Gita and later visited the site where Mahatma...
Jimmy Carter on Protecting American Jews from the Effects of the Arab Boycott in the Second Presidential Debate
October 6, 1976
I believe that the boycott of American businesses by the Arab countries because those businesses trade with Israel or...
Dwight Eisenhower on the Durability of Faith in State of the Union Address
January 6, 1955
As we do these things, before us is a future filled with opportunity and hope. That future will be ours if in our time we...
Dwight Eisenhower on Faith and the Promotion of World Peace in State of the Union Address
January 7, 1954
No government can inoculate its people against the fatal materialism that plagues our age. Happily, our people, though...
Harry S. Truman on International Peace in Thanksgiving Day Proclamation
November 1, 1951
We deeply appreciate the strength of our democratic institutions and the preservation of those ideals of liberty and justice...
Franklin D. Roosevelt on Religion, Democracy, and International Good Faith in State of the Union Address
January 4, 1939
Storms from abroad directly challenge three institutions indispensable to Americans, now as always. The first is religion....
Franklin D. Roosevelt on State and Democracy in State of the Union Address
January 4, 1939
An ordering of society which relegates religion, democracy and good faith among nations to the background can find no place...
US Presidents on Faith and Foreign Policy
Religion has long been a staple of American politics. At the national level presidents and candidates for the highest office have continually evoked religious themes, whether addressing foreign policy, social, economic, and social issues, or their own convictions. This resource page assembles key statements by US presidents over time and provides an overview of the nexus between foreign policy and religion.
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Barack Obama on Religious Freedom at Saddleback Civil Forum
August 16, 2008
August 16, 2008
Sam Brownback on Personal Faith and Policymaking in the Republicans' First Presidential Candidates Debate
May 3, 2007
May 3, 2007
Bill Clinton on American Roots of Religious Freedom in Memorandum to the Secretary of Education and Attorney General
July 12, 1995
July 12, 1995
Ronald Reagan on Terrorism in Afghanistan to International Forum of the Chamber of Commerce
April 23, 1986
April 23, 1986
Ronald Reagan on the Nuclear Freeze in his Remarks to the National Association of Evangelicals
March 8, 1983
March 8, 1983
Jimmy Carter on Shared Values with Islam in White House Statement
February 7, 1980
February 7, 1980
Jimmy Carter on Meeting with Foreign Leaders at the 26th Annual National Prayer Breakfast
February 2, 1978
February 2, 1978