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Why Obama’s singing of ‘Amazing Grace’ is so powerful [2 Thess 2 - Antichrist]
Washington Post ^ | 6/26/2015 | Sarah Kaufman

Posted on 06/28/2015 4:09:42 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski

“This whole week, I’ve been reflecting on this idea of grace,” said President Obama today, just before he broke into song at the funeral for South Carolina State Sen. Clementa Pinckney, a pastor killed along with eight others in last week’s Charleston, S.C., church shooting. The song Obama sang, of course, was “Amazing Grace.”

Obama isn’t the first president to speak about the concept of grace. One of my favorite quotes about grace is by John F. Kennedy, who said, “I look forward to an America which will not be afraid of grace and beauty.” But this was an exceptional moment, when a president spoke at length about something so tender, so ephemeral and so difficult to describe that we don’t ever talk much about it. Obama chose this occasion for a surprisingly profound exploration of what grace means here, today, and for all of us.

We all come to the word “grace” with different perceptions. But whether we think of divine love, or easy, elegant movement, or gentle and welcoming behavior, at the root of these ideas is a sense of joyous giving — a giving of oneself to something greater. In his eulogy, Obama directed us to the graceful generosity that characterized Pinckney’s life...

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: antichrist; barack; hussein; obama
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To: Jan_Sobieski

its already happened (in his mind, at least), its called ObamaCare


41 posted on 06/28/2015 4:33:42 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh.")
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To: Colonel_Flagg

Good point. He has done nothing but bring “his people” slavery to bitterness, envy, and government dependence.


42 posted on 06/28/2015 4:34:18 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: Olog-hai

But Obama is tethered to Soros so I don’t know. Obama may jut be the sock puppet.


43 posted on 06/28/2015 4:34:23 PM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: The Right wing Infidel

I agree!

Alec Baldwin is truly the Anti-Christ. ;)


44 posted on 06/28/2015 4:35:42 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: lee martell

He too would be banned so he is not talking.


45 posted on 06/28/2015 4:35:58 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: The Right wing Infidel
I'm wondering if everyone is selling short the AntiChrist

Just because it is written in a fantastical way in a fantastical setting doesn't mean the exact imagery will be what appears

All through scripture we're given word pictures that (with a few exceptions, Daniel ... ) pretty much are easily identified with by modern man ... I can "see" Jesus, ... and Paul being hauled off to jail from the middle of a street mob (Ferguson?) and many, many more

Why CAN'T zero be antiChrist ?

For the record, I don't want that to be, but I'm open to suspect it.

46 posted on 06/28/2015 4:36:08 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true .... I have no proof ... but they're true)
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To: ETL

Were it up to Obola, and not Valery, his minder, Barack would probably give a State Of The Union telecast, dressed as Issac Hayes, with dog chains and everything. Obama’s Lament would go on for hours. Even MSNBC would have to resume regular programming. Once the novelty of seeing your President looking riduculous wears off (and it does), people will be flipping the dial. back to their reality shows.


47 posted on 06/28/2015 4:36:35 PM PDT by lee martell (The sa)
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To: jsanders2001

Yeah no , obama is a bumbling stuttering idiot and his incompetency and bush having a higher favorability rating then him should put to rest any notions that obama could be the antichrist


48 posted on 06/28/2015 4:37:23 PM PDT by The Right wing Infidel
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To: Jan_Sobieski

An Amazing Disgrace


49 posted on 06/28/2015 4:37:40 PM PDT by Nachum (Obamacare: It's. The. Flaw.)
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To: knarf

With his embrace of gay issues, maybe he’s the Auntie Christ.


50 posted on 06/28/2015 4:37:42 PM PDT by JennysCool (My hypocrisy goes only so far)
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To: Colonel_Flagg

John Newton was involved with the slave trade but was pressed into involuntary service on a slave ship. He was little more than a slave himself.


51 posted on 06/28/2015 4:38:31 PM PDT by CrazyIvan (I lost my phased plasma rifle in a tragic hovercraft accident.)
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To: Olog-hai

Satan’s desire is to be worshipped and he has a plan to present his ‘deity’ as a trinity. He does nothing original, always trying to counterfeit. Perhaps that’s why folks say antichrist is a counterfeit Christ. AC will arise from what was the Roman Empire. I have yet to see any genetic connection between little bathhouse barry bastard boy and Europe, but with the creative forgeries he’s presented thus far perhaps he can manufacture something convincing to God.


52 posted on 06/28/2015 4:38:45 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Is it really all relative, Mister Einstein?)
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To: JennysCool

Bwhahahaha, now THAT was funny!


53 posted on 06/28/2015 4:41:14 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Is it really all relative, Mister Einstein?)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

don’t forget that a lot of people commit idolatry through worshiping at the feet of Obama.


54 posted on 06/28/2015 4:41:21 PM PDT by stylin_geek (Never underestimate the power of government to distort markets)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Obama, who is lazy and incompetent, is no anti-christ. He’s only getting his agenda through because he has the good luck to have a sycophantic news media combined with the most inept Republican leadership since the GOP was founded.


55 posted on 06/28/2015 4:41:56 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: Jan_Sobieski

I was shocked when my Pastor shared a rare post (for him) on Facebook of a Youtube video of Obama’s Eulogy. That’s when I quit Facebook. The Obamazombies, like most zombies, will never die.


56 posted on 06/28/2015 4:42:00 PM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: jsanders2001

Exactly.

57 posted on 06/28/2015 4:42:33 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: knarf

There needs to be a false prophet and scripture indicates the anti-Christ will have physical deformities/handicaps.


58 posted on 06/28/2015 4:42:38 PM PDT by stylin_geek (Never underestimate the power of government to distort markets)
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To: lee martell
Barack would probably give a State Of The Union telecast, dressed as...

a ball roller?

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Obama State of the Union: He got the ball rolling:
http://cpusa.org/obama-state-of-the-union-he-got-the-ball-rolling

59 posted on 06/28/2015 4:42:53 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: BenLurkin

“Loosie, you have some splainin to do.”


60 posted on 06/28/2015 4:43:59 PM PDT by Huskrrrr
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