Former Bush ‘Faith’ Staffer: God’s Name Savaged for Politics
David Kuo, the former deputy in Bush's Office of Faith-Based Initiatives and author of the new book "Tempting Faith," told Leslie Stahl on "60 Minutes" that "the name of God is being destroyed in the name of politics." (Watch it)
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David Kuo, former #2 in the Bush administrations Office of Faith-Based Initiatives and author of the new book Tempting Faith, joined Leslie Stahl on 60 Minutes to talk about the book’s explosive revelations and the stark contrast between faith-based rhetoric and reality from an exclusive insiders perspective.
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