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President Bush and First Lady attend service

(20 Nov 2005) 1. United States President George Bush and First Lady Laura Bush walking towards Gangwashi Church 2. Bush greeting church officials 3. George Bush signing the guest book 4. Laura Bush signing the guest book 5. They are presented with books before they go inside church 5. Close-up guest book with George and Laura Bush's signatures 6. Bushes leaving church with choir singing 7. George Bush, Laura Bush and members of US delegation posing for photos with the pastor and the singers outside church 8. SOUNDBITE (English): George Bush, US President: "Pastor, Laura and I thank you for your hospitality. Our friend Louise Pallau (spelling not verified) from America is here as well. You gave a great sermon, (pastor says thank you ) the spirit of the Lord is very strong inside your church. We thank you for carrying a message of love, like you did. It wasn't all that long ago that people were not allowed to worship openly in this society. My hope is that the government of China will not fear Christians who gather to worship openly, a healthy society is one that welcomes all faiths and gives people a chance to express themselves through worship with the Almighty. So we welcome, we really thank you for letting us come by and we ask for God's blessings." 9. Piano starts playing as Bush is still speaking 10. SOUNDBITE (English): George Bush, US President: "We will all pray for each other." 11. Bush shakes hands with pastor and then turns around to shake hands with the singers (PLEASE NOTE - this shot is longer than in the original edit) STORYLINE: US President George W. Bush and the First Lady sought to make a point about religious freedom in China on Sunday by attending a church service before meeting top Chinese leaders on Sunday. Bush worshipped at the Gangwashi Church - his first public event during a two-day state visit to China. In the church's guest book, Bush wrote "May God bless the Christians of China." Under the president's inscription, the first lady wrote, "And with love and respect, Laura Bush." The significance of Bush's visit to the church, a modest marble-and-brick building tucked off an alley, was clear to the congregation of about 400. Bush received a standing ovation when he entered the sanctuary, which looked much like a classroom with wooden cinema seats. There was more applause when the pastor announced his presence. The service at Gangwashi Church, one of five officially recognised Protestant churches in Beijing, was in Chinese, but its structure and content would have be familiar to any Protestant parishioner in the United States. Bush and other guests listened to a translation over headphones. Members of the choir gathered outside and sang as Bush and his wife left the service. After thanking the pastor for her sermon, he said his hope was that the government of China would "not fear the Christians who gather to worship openly." Meanwhile, Police detained at least 30 people who visited the church where Bush worshipped, in hopes of complaining to him about China's government, according to one man who said he was detained. A district police official initially denied that the detentions occurred, but then said he would look into the matter. When Beijing police detain such people, they typically force them to go back to their hometowns. This month, the State Department cited China, a land of 1.3 (b) billion people, as one of eight countries of "particular concern" for denying religious freedom. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...