Barack I love you, but quit the religion crap! October 22, 2007
Posted by NettyD in Campaign '08, Religion, Sociology, Theories and Thoughts.trackback
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Hmmmm. Though I still feel very strongly about my choice for the Democratic presidential nomination, I sometimes feel a little bothered by Mr. Obama.
He’s been hanging out in South Carolina lately, and doing lots to garner the black evangelical vote. It’s been said that Obama has made an effort to tout his religion more than any other Democratic candidate before and during this campaign year.
It concerns me because I believe in the total separation of church and state. That line gets blurry every time an election cycle rolls around, and it’s to our country’s detriment. We are supposedly fighting governments around the world who don’t make the distinction between the two, yet we are the same kind of offenders. The Evangelical Christian movement seems a lot like the radical Islamic movements who infuse their beliefs into public policy. (and for those of you who think Christians are non-violent, let me remind you that sometimes the pen is mighter than the sword). The hypocrisy runneth over.
Barack better realize that by trying to get certain votes, he could lose many others in the process. You’re a smart dude Barack, so quit hangin’ around the Christian Fiction Club!
I’ve often wondered if Obama’s religion-laced speeches weren’t an attempt to mimic Martin Luther King Jr.’s public speaking style.
unfortunatly i feel this is a necessity here in america. somthing like 90 percent or more people believe in god, it would be all to easy to paint someone a Godless Communist if they werent openly religiouse. its not right but until there is a huge rapture of truth here in america and science becomes the new gospel, the only presidents we will have are religiouse ones.