Posted on 02/05/2015 7:59:27 AM PST by blam
Colin Campbell
February 5, 2015
President Barack Obama wants Christians to know Islam is not the only religion that has inspired violence and terror.
"Unless we get on our high horse and think this is unique to some other place, remember that during the crusades and the inquisition, people committed terrible deeds in the name of Christ," Obama said Wednesday. "And in our home country, slavery, and Jim Crow, all too often was justified in the name of Christ."
Obama made the comments while giving a major speech on religion at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington. Citing Islamic, Jewish, and Christian scripture, Obama touted his own faith.
"This prayer tradition has brought us together, giving us the opportunity to come together in humility before the Almighty and to be reminded of what it is that we share as children of God. And certainly for me this is always a chance to reflect on my own faith journey," he said. "No matter the challenge He has been there for all of us. He certainly strengthened me through the power of his spirit."
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Thanks for the history lesson, PGR88. It still boggles my mind to think that the president would use a National Day of Prayer to “enlighten” us. He really thinks that what we are seeing today has some moral equivalency in history. And he further uses a day of prayer to say this when he has told us all along that this has nothing to do with religion.
Obama is over the line, blinded with his hate due to his failed presidency. I say its time to impeach this SOB. He needs to be gotten rid of....Now.
Excellent point!
Well done!
Since when is Jim Crow a religion? :-)
If Jim Crow was ever a religion, it was the Democrats who were its worshippers.
Also, here is another sterling example of the religion of piss from 1480:
http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/05/12/pope-saints-islam-idINDEE94B05320130512
800 Italian men from the village of Otranto basically told the Muslims to screw off and paid with their lives.
I love the way Barry leaves out the fact that the Crusades were wars to drive the Muslim invaders out of the Western World. LOL!
+1!
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