Presidential piety is the devotion to God within the presidents. Are all of the presidents of the United States of America religious? Maybe, but then again, maybe not. There are three presidents that will be discussed in this paper. Their religion will be questioned along with a little bit of background on how they let the Lord into their life and how they incorporated the Lord into their job as the the president of the United States of America. Woodrow Wilson, Ronald Reagan, and George W. Bush.
Ronald Reagan was never a regular churchgoer, but he was baptized and accepted God into his life. After an unsuccessful assassination attempt, former president Ronald Reagan deepened his faith. He prefered religion over economic affairs and it upset …show more content…
Christian conservatives reacted enthusiastically to Ronald Reagan’s religious beliefs that were expressed in a 1979 rally that Ronald Reagan spoke at. During the 1979 rally, Ronald Reagan stated, "The First Amendment was written not to protect the people and their laws from religious values, but to protect those values from government tyranny." Even though Ronald Reagan was not a normal church goer, he was baptized and raised in the Disciples of Christ Church. Ronald Reagan re-evaluated his life and way of thinking after an unsuccessful assassination attempt. He devoted his life to Christ. Ronald Reagan knew that the assassination attempt was a wake up call for him. And he said, “I owe to God.” Reagan supported a constitutional amendment allowing voluntary school prayer in 1982. In 1983, Rev. Billy Graham was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan. 1983 was “The Year of the Bible”. Ronald Reagan was divorced only once throughout both of his marriages. His first marriage with Jane Wyman only lasted 9 years before the two decided to call it quits. He was married to his second wife Nancy Reagan from 1952 - 2004. Their marriage ended when he passed away in 2004. Nancy went on to live until early march 2016. Even though Ronald Reagan was not always familiar with the teachings of Christ, he soon came to follow Christ and believe in God. And that definitely helped him while he was in office and it helped him when he was out of
Ronald Reagan was never a regular churchgoer, but he was baptized and accepted God into his life. After an unsuccessful assassination attempt, former president Ronald Reagan deepened his faith. He prefered religion over economic affairs and it upset …show more content…
Christian conservatives reacted enthusiastically to Ronald Reagan’s religious beliefs that were expressed in a 1979 rally that Ronald Reagan spoke at. During the 1979 rally, Ronald Reagan stated, "The First Amendment was written not to protect the people and their laws from religious values, but to protect those values from government tyranny." Even though Ronald Reagan was not a normal church goer, he was baptized and raised in the Disciples of Christ Church. Ronald Reagan re-evaluated his life and way of thinking after an unsuccessful assassination attempt. He devoted his life to Christ. Ronald Reagan knew that the assassination attempt was a wake up call for him. And he said, “I owe to God.” Reagan supported a constitutional amendment allowing voluntary school prayer in 1982. In 1983, Rev. Billy Graham was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan. 1983 was “The Year of the Bible”. Ronald Reagan was divorced only once throughout both of his marriages. His first marriage with Jane Wyman only lasted 9 years before the two decided to call it quits. He was married to his second wife Nancy Reagan from 1952 - 2004. Their marriage ended when he passed away in 2004. Nancy went on to live until early march 2016. Even though Ronald Reagan was not always familiar with the teachings of Christ, he soon came to follow Christ and believe in God. And that definitely helped him while he was in office and it helped him when he was out of