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Obama's Faith Leaders: What Do You Think?

Posted July 9, 2009

Even before Barack Obama was elected president, religious figures loomed large in his political career.

In an administration that keeps in touch with hundreds of faith leaders, who do you think are the most important?

<center><b><a href="http://www.usnews.com/listings/obama-faith-leaders/1-introduction">Slideshow: Obama's 10 Most Important Faith Leaders</a></b></center>

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Thanks US News and World Reports!

Dear US News and World Reports,

Thank you for not including my mentor Jeremiah Wright in your list of my top 10 faith leaders. As you know Jeremiah is quite the anti-American, anti-captialist, pro-communist. That just doesn't sit well with some Americans, so I appreciate you down playing my connection to him :) Seeing as you are such a tame little team player, you can rest assured that your access to the White House will continue uninteruppted.

Thanks again US News and World Reports!

Sincerely,

Chairman O'

Spiritual Advisors of Obama

I pray for President Obama that he will have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior and Son of the one true God.

I think he's got his bases covered.

It looks like he's running for re-election on the how-not-to-piss-off the religious people before the next election ticket. We could also call it the, if I humor the religious people, maybe they'll leave me alone while I'm in office. Heck, maybe they'll leave me alone when I'm running for re-election. I'm only surprised that he didn't include agnostics and atheists. I think covering the "maybe I believe in God" people and the "sure as hell don't believe in god" folks would reallly cover all the bases. Then again he might have to include, believers in bigfoot and extra-terrestials.

Look at the combination, you have a Jew, several Muslims, a Catholic, evangelicals, Methodists, a woman, etc.

In a corporate structure you've got your nice religious, and ethnic blend, showing your not discriminating. In presidential terms, your covering your bases, so that "they" all think that you're listening to them and care about their opinions. Whether he cares or not, is anyone's debate.

Maybe,he'll even convince the religious leaders they should get their followers to do more charitable works. This way the religious groups take their share in trying to cover the new health care costs!

If this wasn't an act of appeasing everyone, I'd say it was laughable. Sometimes, you just have to have your own convictions and live with them. You might not be able to please everyone.

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