crooksandliars.com — Obama said Saturday that the religious right had ?hijacked? faith and divided the country by exploiting issues like abortion, same-sex marriage and school prayer.??But somehow, somewhere along the way, faith stopped being used to bring us together,? Mr. Obama said. ?Faith started being used to drive us apart. Faith got hijacked.?
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infocydeJun 26, 2007
There is no seperation of church and state. Find it in the Constitution for me. You can't, because it isn't there. There is however the anti-establishment clause, meaning that the government cannot establish a state religion. The government of the United States of America is not anti-religious, it just doesn't elevate one religion over another. Maybe you should read the political tombs as well as you allege you have read your religious tomb.
quantumsparrowJun 26, 2007
Which came from him attempting to get out of admitting to getting a blowjob, asshat--which is totally the American public's business and worthy of perjury charges. ;) FAILKthx.
mtwolfJun 27, 2007
What Obama is saying could also be flipped around on him. It was not until politicians such as himself betrayed their faith in favor of political gain that faith became a divisive issue, Just a thought.
Closed AccountJun 28, 2007
If an American Christian believes in a God that does not condone homosexuality or abortion, how should that American Christian voice his or her opinion in the American system? I've read on this board that they should bypass any theological or religious arguments and rely solely on 'secular' arguments. This is as bigoted and arbitrary as a Christian forcing his or her morals on a non-believing individual. I'm consistently disappointed with the hypocritical and bigoted nature of the 'Liberal Left' as I am of the 'Religious Right'. Be free to disagree but never disrespect.
mikethecJun 30, 2007
"religeon"? How about learning to spell, buddy?There's an awful lot of people claiming to be religious (there's the proper spelling, btw) doing lots of harm (some intentional, some not intentional) in the name of either religion in general or God specifically, but it's no different, fundamentally, from normal-behaving fans of Star Trek (who can technically be classified as "trekkies") and obnoxious, immature oddballs (also classifiable as "trekkies") who give the rest a bad name.So please, do some research before posting. (Oh yeah, and learn how to spell, too.)
mikethecJun 30, 2007
I think that Obama is correct, at least in principle. We've become so polarized in this country (and all so agenda-driven) that we can no longer think or see straight as a people. We've all become a part of the problem, agents of chaos and so on. It's pathetic and sad.
duestownJul 5, 2007
Uhh... Obama's a Democrat, dude.
nightangelstarsFeb 6, 2009
I think you got dugg down because your comment was waaaay too long. I agree, really I do, but - seriously, you could have condensed that down a little.