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Posted on 04/14/2008 1:18:51 PM PDT by NYer
It was reported yesterday that on April 6, Sen. Barack Obama made the following remarks about the white working-class: “It’s not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.”
Catholic League president Bill Donohue wasn’t amused:
“Commentators are already saying that Obama’s remarks are an attack on small town America. But they are more than that.
“Just as words can be taken out of context, it is equally wrong to dismiss the context in which words are spoken. The forum Obama chose to make his remarks was a crowd of wealthy, left-leaning secularists in the most left-leaning, secular city in America—San Francisco. In other words, it was a safe venue for him to speak condescendingly about those so-called small-minded Christians.
“This is hardly the first time working-class Christians have been labeled parochial by elites who fancy themselves open minded. But for a serious candidate for the presidency to float this stereotype is despicable. Ironically, on the same day this story broke, Catholics learned that the Obama campaign had just announced the formation of the National Catholic Advisory Council. I have a suggestion for Obama: He can begin his outreach effort by apologizing to Christians for his insensitive remarks.”
THE TRUTH ABOUT BLACK LIBERATION THEOLOGY
...and it has nothing to do with traditional Christianity.
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Pandering to a secular progressive crowd that believes that religion is for ‘weak minded’ people.
Yeah, this is gonna cost him. Anyone still think he can ‘unite’ this country?
Owes Christians an explanation and an apology bigtime.
Good one!
(And a bttt for the energetic Mr. Donohue.)
Just id’d themselves as IDIOTS.
ood luck on getting arrogant Obama to apologize for anything he says. He is one scary dude as is his wife.
Anyone hear Oprah’s comments?
She’s a “free thinking Christian” who believes Jesus is one way to get to God, but there are also many other ways.
Sorry, you’re NO Christian if you think this, because Jesus Himself said He was the ONLY WAY.
Why would that be?
No apology wanted!!
He owes his resignation from public life, period.
Is Obama a christian? If so, why does he keep his muslim name?
The better term is sheeples ... baaaa.
As with Islam, it is a political movement disguised as a religion and acting like a cult.
He may end up making an apology, but it’ll be as honest and sincere as when the Arkansas Grifter said he did not have sex with Monica.
"Just as words can be taken out of context, it is equally wrong to dismiss the context in which words are spoken. The forum Obama chose to make his remarks was a crowd of wealthy, left-leaning secularists in the most left-leaning, secular city in America—San Francisco. In other words, it was a safe venue for him to speak condescendingly about those so-called small-minded Christians."
No one has made this point better to date. Bill is the real deal in his print mode.
She’s all wrapped up in that German guy, Eckhart Tolle, who is preaching that quasi-far eastern/humanistic “The Power of Now”, stuff...and she is promoting him and his spiritual ideology big time.
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