So, as far as I'm concerned, the release of his career-spanning, four-CD box set, "Tracks, " is a religious event.
For Saudi Arabia, the host country, the mass religious event involving a precise set of symbolic rituals, is hugely significant.
The current procession is a religious event deeply rooted in the tradition expressed through prayer, songs and dance - the historical form of worship.
This religious event plays itself out over 24 hours as people process up and down the mountain ending in the village of Tayancani at sunrise.
To commemorate the event a religious service will be held at the docks and a flare will be set off at 1213 BST, the exact time of the launch a century on.
In any event, the religious politicians have to compete against secular ones for the Shia vote.
Tuesday's event at The Fishing School, a religious community center in Washington, is the latest in a series of meetings Bush has planned throughout the week with leaders of spiritual and charitable groups to secure support for the proposal.
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Ms Nasreen was not at the event, but in a tweet blamed "religious fanatics" for opposing the launch.
This elevation of a uniquely shameful event in the history of Europe into a source of religious inspiration and even of national pride for Americans has happened as a result of successive surges of interest.
At the event, the President will be joined by civil rights and religious leaders, as well as poets and musicians.
Next week's opening will be a big Hollywood event, and as NPR's Greg Allen reports, America's religious leaders are also getting ready.
In another incident, Ms. Bary stated that a high school teacher, Ms. Debbie Crump, had offered to house her in the event that she (Ms. Bary) needed to escape repercussions from her family due to her Christian religious beliefs.
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