Author of Liberty?

Who is this author Bush has taken to referring to lately? He's stopped using his typical phrase of "may god bless America" and started using that phrase in his recent speeches.

History has an ebb and flow of justice, but history also has a visible direction set by liberty and the author of liberty. When the Declaration of Independence was first read in public and the Liberty Bell was sounded in celebration, a witness said, "It rang as if it meant something." In our time it means something still. America, in this young century, proclaims liberty throughout all the world and to all the inhabitants thereof. Renewed in our strength ?- tested, but not weary ?- we are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom.

Second Inaugural Address (20 January 2005)


We go forward with trust that the Author of Liberty will guide us through these trying hours. Thank you and good night.

Address to the Nation (January 10, 2007)


Has "author of liberty" become Bush's euphimism for god? When Bush gives the rally cry about advancing liberty to wipe out a hateful ideology, which hat is he wearing? Is this a not so subtle crusade for christianity, not democracy?