Obama's Faith Leaders: What Do You Think?

July 9, 2009 RSS Feed Print
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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?

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well, well, well. i did not know joel hunter was an obama groupie. Forget Northland! NOBAMA 2012!

debbie of FL 2:22PM February 17, 2012

I was very happy to see your article about Obama's Faith Leaders--especially since there have been those, such as Newt Gingrich, wishing to stir up faith based opposition to the President as being "secular" or "Muslim." Mr. Gingrich has a book, "Stop the Secular, Socialist Obama Machine." What needs to be stopped is how Mr. Gingrich invents things. A very provable invention is that Mr. Gingrich, promoting his writer, Vince Halley, accused the President of "editing Jesus out of Easter." (htt/p://www.torenewamerica.com/obama-removes-jesus-from-easter-message)

From this accusation came at least three googled pages of outrage against the President. Talk about a machine, Mr. Gingrich's polarizing hostility machine needs to be stopped!

President Obama gave two Easter messages--neither of which he "edited" Jesus out. Instead Mr. Gingrich is the one doing the editing. The President's Easter Prayer Breakfast spoke much of redemption--which we desperately need.

It is amazing that such wrong views could be held of the President's faith in this age of abundant communication. On PBS, October 10, 2008, "Religion and Ethics: What the Candidates Believe": "All four candidates describe themselves as Christian. . .Barak Obama has been the most outspoken about matters of faith. . ." (says Obama), "I believe that Jesus Christ died for my sins and that I am redeemed through him. This is a source of strength and sustenance on a daily basis. I know that I don't walk alone."

While the President is strong in his faith, he is also strong in the respect and religious liberty of others. I'm grateful for this. Personally, as a Christian, I believe in redemption. As an American, I believe in religious liberty.

Sheilah Hill of NY 6:30PM September 27, 2010

Christ came from incest, based on the tale of Lot. Lot impregnated both virgin daughters but is called a "righteous man." His younger girl bore Edom, starter of Edomites. His elder daughter bore Moab who began Moabite tribe. Moab's descendants include the Virgin Mary. She was great grandmother of Moabite King David.e That means mythic Christ existed because of the sinful crime of incest, the oldest taboo in all populations. His incest was blamed on the girls, saying they got their dad drunk so he didn't realize he was having fertile orgasms. That's the fantasy of most incesting fathers, because many of them do get drunk for the crime. Most members of Congress yell "under God" in the Pledge, even after the Supreme Court correctly ruled those two words are unconstitutionally in the Pledge? Why do lawmakers want Americans to respectfully cling to a faith based on abuse of the most trust-based relationship? It seems many believers read Scripture but are skimming because they do read it hundreds of times every year. Read carefully, and picture what's being described in the story of Lot. It's a form of porn for male relatives with victims available.

ajura dawnveirs of CA 10:25PM June 08, 2010

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