- Arthur Blessitt
Arthur Blessitt (born
October 27 ,1940 inGreenville, Mississippi ,United States ) is a travellingChristian preacher, most famous for being involved withGeorge W. Bush 's conversion to Jesus onApril 3 1984 . [cite web
url=http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/11/08/house_of_bush/index.html
title=How George Bush really found Jesus: The story Bush tells about how Billy Graham converted him is a fable, concocted during the 2000 presidential campaign. Here's the truth
first=Craig
last=Unger
date=2007-11-08
publisher=Salon] He is also famous for traveling to war-torn countries such asLebanon to pray for peace. When he travels he often carries a twelve-foot cross. He has carried a 12 foot cross in every nation on earth and in almost every island group and territory for a total of 308 nations, island groups and territories. He is in theGuinness World Records for the "world's longest walk" now one and a half times around the earth at the equator, 37,352 miles.,A 2-inch cross has been cut from his 12-foot cross and is planned to be launched into space. [http://blessitt.com/crossinspace/photoc2.html]ee also
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Steven M. Newman External links
* [http://www.blessitt.com Arthur Blessitt's homepage]
* [http://www.blessitt.com/bush.html Story of Bush's conversion]
* [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/choice2004/bush/cron.html PBS Frontline story mentioning Blessitt]References
*"The Faith of George W. Bush" by
Stephen Mansfield ISBN 1-58542-309-2
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