Sarah Palin's Protections Against Witchcraft

September 25, 2008 RSS Feed Print

You must take a moment to watch this YouTube video showing Sarah Palin being blessed against . . . witchcraft:

Its contents are simply not to be believed. As reported by the Associated Press:

A grainy YouTube video surfaced Wednesday showing Sarah Palin being blessed in her hometown church three years ago by a Kenyan pastor who prayed for her protection from "witchcraft" as she prepared to seek higher office.

The video shows Palin standing before Bishop Thomas Muthee in the pulpit of the Wasilla Assembly of God church, holding her hands open as he asked Jesus Christ to keep her safe from "every form of witchcraft."

She's so afraid of witchcraft, she seeks church sanction against it? This truly calls into question her credibility as a candidate for national, or even for any, public office.

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Yes, blank of OK I can. Evil doesn't exist... at least not in the sense that most people can understand. Evolution didn't stop with opposable thumbs... the next step is an evolution of ideas and that can't work hand-in-hand with Religion. So without open debate and dialogue, we're delaying our evolution as a species and for one I'd like to get on with it.

This is made more difficult by people who believe that books are the holy word of their concept of God. God IS a concept, an idea... an opinion if you will. If it works for you GREAT, but don't turn the argument on those who don't believe and say we're afraid of the bible and the like. You with Faith in an opinion, cannot assume that those of us who KNOW that man made the book you so cherish are afraid. I'm as afraid of the bible as I am of Curious George. I'll bet that many of you believe, as my family does, that they've proven the virgin birth too! I'm sorry that even if Mary was raped by a Roman Soldier that she would be held guilty too... it's just the way it was. I wouldn't have reported it either!

Listen, I've broken from years and years of child abuse/programming and feel badly for those who cannot (or are to afraid to) break free. I know it's scary to understand we're alone here... but it's one of the first steps toward Evolving ideas and getting along with thy neighbor. It's a big planet, but a small world and we've got to work together here. Religion is flawed from the very beginning because of Faith. Faith in an opinion.

Good day to you and yours,

Bob

Bob A' Booey of CA 7:59PM October 21, 2008

Can someone tell me why it is a bad thing to ask for protection against ANY kind of evil?

of OK 5:43PM October 19, 2008

Oh good grief! There are no evil, evil ones tricking America other than the REPUPLICANS! Keep the faith? I keep the faith daily, yet I recognize that Palin and McCain are only in this election for themselves! They are tricking you by sidetracking your innocent mind with religion! They recognize that it is a divide and conquer strategy that will keep them in office. They also recognize that they can say words that they don't mean by appealing our faith in God as a nation. Yes, in God I do trust but I also recognize that even God tells us that we must learn to follow his path and not be afraid. Palin and McCain are making our nation afraid the same way as G.W.B. did. So maybe you need to rethink your definition of evil because it does exist but not where you are pointing but rather in our government REPUPLICANS!!!!

Seek the truth and it will set you free of DC 12:13PM October 06, 2008

Bonnie Erbe

Bonnie Erbe

Bonnie Erbe is a contributing editor at U.S. News & World Report and hosts PBS's weekly news analysis program, To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe. She also writes a weekly syndicated newspaper column for Scripps Howard News Service.

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