by David Domke

Baltimore Sun

02/06/05

Freedom. Liberty. God. These themes, so consistently emphasized in Mr. Bush's public communications over the past four years, both lay bare and obscure underlying truths about his administration. The president's linkage of freedom and liberty with divine wishes is indicative of how central an evangelical worldview is to his conception of the United States' role in the post-9/11 world. At the same time, emphasis on these values masks the reality that the administration is determined to define what counts as freedom and liberty and who will have the privilege of experiencing it...

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