Posted on 02/05/2015 4:24:23 PM PST by Kenny
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Thursday condemned those who seek to use religion as a rationale for carrying out violence around the world, declaring that "no god condones terror.”
"We are summoned to push back against those who would distort our religion for their nihilistic ends," Obama said during remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast.
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Obama had a more non-denominational message for the audience that also included prominent leaders of non-Christian faiths. The president said that while religion is a source for good around the world, people of all faiths have been willing to "hijack religion for their own murderous ends.”
"Unless we get on our high horse and think that this is unique to some other place, remember that during the Crusades and Inquisition, people committed terrible deeds in the name of Christ," Obama said. "In our home country, slavery and Jim Crow all too often was justified in the name of Christ.
"So it is not unique to one group or one religion," Obama said. "There is a tendency in us, a simple tendency that can pervert and distort our faith."
Obama called for all people of faiths to show humility about their beliefs and reject the idea that "God speaks only to us and doesn't speak to others."
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"We are summoned to push back against those who would distort our religion for their nihilistic ends,"
"Our religion" being distorted, can't get much clearer than that.
Lord of the Flies
The future must not belong to those who slander bacon! - FWF
What do you mean “our religion” kemosabe?
He is a slimy, lying, effin’ muzzie..
But then,I repeat myself.
I await what should be done when the truth is finally admitted by the MSM.
I suggest the guillotine.
Really.
oops.
0bama doesn't want to be the Caliph, right Valarie?
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“what a tangled web of lies we weave, when we first choose to deceive?”?
This is a war on Christians by moslem sunni wahhabi sect bastards. There are about 100 million of them including the Saudi facilitators. I would bomb those Saudi crap heads into oblivion for 911. It has now been exposed that they PAID FOR THE ATTACK ON MY COUNTRY!! Demand that your Congressman pass the resolution to release the 28 pages removed BY BUSH on the 911 report about the Saudi aiding and abetting. Do it NOW!!
Obama’s himself hijacked a supposed belief in Christianity...so he knows a lot about hijacking religous faith
He’s going off the rails big time, finally. If it continues, I can’t imagine what he’ll be preaching next year.
Although, I have to admit, it does seem quite lucrative.
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Here it is right from ALLAH. -Tom
Quran (8:12) - "I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them"
And he’s Commander-In-Chief of the U.S. military? Is that scary or what? He has reacted the same way towards ISIS that he did the terrorists who attacked Benghazi.. We might all soon be Ambassador Chris Stevens.
Obama condemned himself?
I was quoting Obama, he said “our religion” is being distorted. I mean, to me that’s pretty much an out and out confession that he’s a Muslim.
Of course he’ll probably come out with it publicly soon anyway, talk about why would we care. Then Congress and the American people can ignore all the lies he told etc. It is what it is. ;-(
“Our religion?” Like when he said,”My Muslim faith.”
The White House version up on its site is different although likely edited after the fact. It reads “...our religion, any religion, for the nihilistic ends.” Lying or editing or misremembering per Brian Williams, what difference does it make?
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