The liberal media has a simple policy about the religion of candidates. Democratic front-runners are "devout Christians," whether they go to church or not, since liberalism and the Lord’s work are pretty much the same thing. Republicans are the ones whose religious beliefs and associations are approached with fear and loathing.
Take one recent eruption from Obama about so-called gay marriage, as reported by CNSNews.com. "If people find that controversial, then I would just refer them to the Sermon on the Mount, which I think is, in my mind, for my faith, more central than an obscure passage in Romans." The scowling echo in that phrase disturbed many, that a Christian would say this piece of the Bible is true, and that other line of God’s word is obscure and worth ignoring. Is Obama trying to assemble today’s version of Thomas Jefferson’s bible, cutting out only the passages that display the Jesus he believes in, and shredding the rest?
The liberals of the world don’t really want to engage this subject, but conservatives were all abuzz. On the Laura Ingraham show, the Catholic journalist Raymond Arroyo suggested Obama’s construction was hardly biblical scholarship, and avoided the tougher passages in the Sermon about the need to enter through the narrow gate, that the road to destruction is wide.
Obama may have been referring to Jesus asking us not to judge others, that we should not see a speck of sawdust in another’s eye when we have a log in our own. President Bush has been very quick to cite that verse repeatedly when the issue of homosexuality is raised by reporters. (That's his way of keeping liberal journalists from imagining him as a vicious inquistor.) But that’s hardly the entirety of the Sermon.
Arroyo suggested that people read an interview that Obama gave to Cathleen Falsani of the Chicago Sun-Times in 2004. He said what they would find is that Obama really doesn’t believe that Christians have to enter a narrow gate to enter Heaven. He said Obama’s touting "spirituality by Oprah," which would make sense, since Oprah’s one of his biggest fans.
Obama said "I'm rooted in the Christian tradition," but immediately added, "I believe that there are many paths to the same place."Obama told Falsani doesn't believe he, or anyone else, will go to Hell. But he wasn’t sure if he'll be going to Heaven, either. "I don't presume to have knowledge of what happens after I die."
Arroyo found that answer disturbing. "There’s no objective truth in the universe, or in my personal belief?" In essence, Obama’s answers suggest political calculation more than a confession of faith. I’m a Christian (that’s where the voters are), but I’m not sure Christianity is the only path to Heaven (since I don’t want to upset voters of any other faith).
But Falsani was delighted, still touting his "complex" faith in 2007, when he would not offer a simple answer to the question whether he was an evangelical. She thought his answer was the opposite of calculating. But if you're sitting around with a bunch of liberal journalists, isn't it politically smarter not to have simple, declarative answers on religion, but to announce your doubts and confusions? They certainly loathe the "certitude" of a believer like President Bush.
If Falsani's name seems familiar, there's a reason. She also declared in 2007 that she cheered the death of Jerry Falwell:
In fact, my very first thought upon hearing of the Rev. Falwell's passing was: Good.
And I didn't mean "good" in a oh-good-he's-gone-home-to-be-with-the-Lord kind of way. I meant "good" as in "Ding-dong, the witch is dead."
But that thought -- good riddance, I suppose -- was not meant to be cruel or malicious. After all, the faith that the Rev. Falwell and I share teaches us that he was, at that moment, in a far better place, with Jesus in heaven, and not roasting on a spit in Hell's kitchen.
By shrugging off his mortal coil, the Rev. Falwell had ceased to suffer the pain of humanity.
Still, I'm not particularly proud of my knee-jerk reaction. But there it is.
If this person is impressed and delighted by the "deep faith" of Obama, is it really impressive?
—Tim Graham is Director of Media Analysis at the Media Research Center.




















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Don't get me started!!
March 16, 2008 - 07:11 ET by sentforth5Holy smokes, I could write a 12-page comment on this one.
I'll just say that Osam...Obama would'nt recognize Christ Jesus if he was standing in line with Him in the 7-11.
Sheesh!
sf5, I had the same thought.
March 16, 2008 - 07:19 ET by motherbeltsf5, I had the same thought. It took a lot of will power to just let it go and stick with the brief comment below. LOL
I think he would recognize
March 17, 2008 - 17:01 ET by Dan The Man 2I think he would recognize Jesus and he would be in line saying "Lord, Lord did I not prophisy in your name..." And Jesus would say "I know ye not."
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.
Obama's faith is "complex"
March 16, 2008 - 07:18 ET by motherbeltObama's faith is "complex" because, like all liberals, he is constantly "revising and extending" what it means, in order to fit his own preferences. Anyone who thinks the Sermon on the Mount somehow implies a tolerance for gay "marriage" is doing some extrapolating that's positively amazing!
mother -- and you might add
March 16, 2008 - 07:47 ET by Jack Bauermother -- and you might add that folks who find faith "complex" really can't have that much faith.
I think what he means is that he has chosen a complex path to try to find faith. That’s a mucho different mindset my friend.
And that's HIS personal choice. Christianity is not "complex." But he sounds confused about faith and doubt.
I guess, like the
March 16, 2008 - 08:22 ET by JerryI guess, like the Constitution, liberals believe the Bible to be a "living, breathing" document, that must "evolve" to conform to the demands and complexities of a modern society.
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
Jerry -- it all depends on
March 16, 2008 - 10:09 ET by Jack BauerJerry -- it all depends on what your definition of the bible is.
I did NOT have beggatings with that woman...
Delete
March 16, 2008 - 11:57 ET by Chris NormanDelete - Jerry beat me to it.
MB
March 17, 2008 - 05:44 ET by sentforth5On the money, as always!
His religion needs to be complex
March 16, 2008 - 07:30 ET by Joe C.His religion needs to be complex, otherwise the lies aren't believable. It is remarkable how feeble the excuses, explanations, and defenses are for BHO's racist ideology. I get the impression that even his most sycophantic supporters don't believe what they are saying - a la BJ Clinton.
BHO would be better off - too late now - just coming out and saying, "Yes, although I don't believe this, the majority of Blacks do, and I don't like it. That's why I am running. To prove that they are wrong, and give them hope." Instead, he is just confirming their racism by lying.
Obama is a false Christian
March 16, 2008 - 08:08 ET by LionKingThe way to Heaven is through the gift of Salvation provided by Jesus.
Obama's Christianity seems to be a politcal convenience. The preachings/teachings of his Rev Wrong (aka Wright) do not line-up with the Bible; another convenience. Obama claims he never heard any of his Rev's inflamatory sermons...are we supposed to believe that one week he was one way and the next week another.
Many paths? "I am the
March 16, 2008 - 08:20 ET by JerryMany paths?
"I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes to the Father, but by Me."
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
Bombed Out
March 16, 2008 - 10:31 ET by CellaWith more and more revelations coming out regarding Obama, I am about O-bombed out!
Better have your head pumped
March 16, 2008 - 11:59 ET by Chris NormanBetter have your head pumped out, because we will be getting more Obama, positive and negative, for a long time to come - arghhhh.
No, really, I am a christian. Really.
March 16, 2008 - 11:03 ET by c5thenIt's just that I don't agree with anything that my spiritual adviser actually says. He advises me on the stuff that I need to say to get people to believe that I am actually a follower of that Christ person. All the other stuff that he says I really don't pay any attention to.
He's right of course. It's just that the place that has many many paths that converge on it is called "Hell". Or, more scripturally, the fires of Gehenna.
The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic. Let's get it back! Alan Keyes '08.
c5
March 16, 2008 - 11:13 ET by candanceIf he believes there are many paths to heaven, then he's not a Christian. The whole point of Christianity is that Christ is the only way to the Father. It sounds to me like he's a feel-good believer using Christianity because it's a popular platform.
POLLs show Obama not Wright for voting Americans
March 16, 2008 - 12:24 ET by JayTeeBarack Obama dropped seven points in yesterday's Rasmussen tracking poll
It's that GD Preacher, Obama needs to explain how many times his Kids attended "that" Church featuring Preacher Wright. . . Chicago Child care services might cause him a Problem.