The Jesus Factor: Understanding the President and His God By ALESSANDRA STANLEY, NYTimes

The question is not, When did George W. Bush accept Jesus as his personal savior? The ”Frontline” documentary ”The Jesus Factor,” on PBS tonight, raises a different issue: Do most Americans realize just how fervent the president’s evangelical faith really is?

[T]he program reminds viewers that this ”faith-based” president has blurred the line between religion and state more than any of his recent predecessors: a vision that affects the Iraq conflict as well as domestic policy. …

Once the younger Mr. Bush’s faith took hold, it spread to his political ambitions. ”I believe that God wants me to be president.” …