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Charles Colson: the founder of Prison Fellowship received a Presidential Citizens Medal from George W. Bush on December 10. It is the second-highest honor given to civilians. While Jeb Bush restored Colson's civil rights in 2000, Colson has no! received a pardon for his role in the Watergate scandal.(Q+A)(Interview)(Brief article)
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What does the medal mean to you?
Two things: The first is that redemption is possible, because it was 35 years ago this year that I left the White House in disgrace and now have come back to receive a very lovely award. And I told the President that this is a great example of redemption. He started talking about the redemption he had seen in the prisons with me. So first of all. it stands for redemption--it's possible for anybody.
But what probably makes me happiest about the award is that the word will go through the prisons pretty quickly, and every prisoner can know that there's hope, which is what I've given my life to. That is …
