# Does Bush go to church? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 10, 2000, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-bush-go-to-church/44933 "2000-12-10T22:36:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-bush-go-to-church/44933/1 "2000-12-10T22:36:11Z")
I know Bush became a Christian in the early 80’s with Billy Graham. But I only see Gore going to church on Sundays every week. What’s up with Bush? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2000, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-bush-go-to-church/44933/2 "2000-12-11T04:04:18Z")
I can’t believe no one knows anything about this. I will make myself more clear. Does Bush attend Church regularly? Has he been going or has he been avoiding it because of the election chaos? ---
**Author:** ![Dark\_Lord\_Davidson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bc8723/32.png) [@Dark\_Lord\_Davidson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Lord_Davidson)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2000, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-bush-go-to-church/44933/3 "2000-12-11T04:13:05Z")
Why would the **Devil** go to church? . . . . . . . . . . . _crickets_ ---
**Author:** ![malden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@malden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malden)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2000, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-bush-go-to-church/44933/4 "2000-12-11T05:48:37Z")
I think I’ve seen clips of him attending church in Austin, but I don’t think I have since the election-- of course, that’s not to say it didn’t happen. IMHO (I know, wrong forum…), overall I think GWB’s Christianity is genuine. I once saw an interview where he talked a little about what he has learned from reading the Bible every day, and so on. As a Christian, my antennae are usually set at “skeptical” when it comes to politicians & faith, but he seemed sincere. Moreso than, say, Reagan, whom no one would accuse of wasting too much of his valuable time at church (but was and is beloved by the Christian right). And moreso than Clinton, who attended church a lot and talked a good game but didn’t seem to live his life as if he _listened_ to what was being taught at church. ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_Bowe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@Doug\_Bowe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_Bowe)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2000, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-bush-go-to-church/44933/5 "2000-12-11T07:12:42Z")
I believe Geo. W. is a member of Highland Park United Methodist Church. ---
**Author:** ![puddleglum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puddleglum/32/137_2.png) [@puddleglum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puddleglum)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2000, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-bush-go-to-church/44933/6 "2000-12-11T15:27:42Z")
Bush is a member of the Methodist Church above, the reason you do not see him in church recently is he has been spending time on his ranch in Crawford, Texas and his church is in Austin. Reagan did not attend church because he thought his presence would be an interruption and he had security concerns. He did attend before and after the presidency.