Trust in God calmed Ashcroft on 9/11

Trust in God calmed Ashcroft on 9/11

By STEVEN G. VEGH , The Virginian-Pilot
© November 18, 2005
Last updated: 2:22 PM


NORFOLK — The Bible’s promise that God will displace fear with power, love and a sound mind steadied John Ashcroft amid the chaos of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the former U.S. attorney general said Thursday.

Ashcroft spoke to about 1,100 people at the annual South Hampton Roads Leadership Prayer Breakfast at the Scope exhibition hall. The breakfast, sponsored by the Law Enforcement Officers Fellowship, was billed as part of a national movement “to support prayer in government at all levels.”

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He was scheduled to speak later in the day on “The War on Terror: Balancing Civil Liberties and National Security” at a Regent symposium.

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On Thursday, Ashcroft said he was honored to work at Regent – founded by Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson – rather than at other universities that preclude spiritual exploration because of “so-called separation of church and state.”

“It’s an institution that doesn’t place God off limits,” he said.

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Hmph.

:puke:

To stay off commercial flights.