President Bush greets SBC messengers via video

GREENSBORO, N.C. — On the same day U.S. President George W. Bush was in Baghdad, Iraq, for a surprise five-hour visit with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, he spoke for five minutes via a surprise videotape during the first session of the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) annual meeting June 13 in the Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum Complex.

Emphasizing his support for an amendment to the Constitution to protect marriage, Bush said, “Building a strong and compassionate America begins with strengthening the American family.” He described the family as “the world’s oldest institution, and it’s built on the foundation of marriage.
That’s why I support a constitutional amendment that will protect marriage and prevent it from being redefined by activist judges.”