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He didn't say "anointed by God" he simply referred to an anointing which means different things in different church traditions. Be careful in your quotes.

You are wrong, mongrel.

Kerry Compares Civil Rights Struggles of Gays, Blacks

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While invoking God at various turns yesterday -- at one point saying he had been "anointed the next president of the United States" after Bishop Phillip Coleman laid hands on him

~SNIP~

Some of us can understand the meaning there, even if you wish to parse it to death. Notice how he didn't humbly say "anointed", he said "anointed the NEXT PRESIDENT". Just a wee bit weird and clearly in conjunction with the Bishop laying of hands on him, he was claiming just what the obvious inference is.

Yes.... he was INFERRING he was annointed by GOD.

Who would be so dim as to think he was annointed by "Meg the pooch" or something? : ^ )

Thanks for helping out!!

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You said: "Some of us can understand the meaning there, even if you wish to parse it to death. Notice how he didn't humbly say 'anointed', he said 'anointed the NEXT PRESIDENT'. Just a wee bit weird and clearly in conjunction with the Bishop laying of hands on him, he was claiming just what the obvious inference is."

Sorry I seem to look like I'm parsing, but I think we make ourselves look like fools when we use quotation marks for things that were never said. So, yes, my parsing self does have a problem with another conservative quoting Kerry as saying that he was "anointed by God to be the next president." He did say very clearly that he was "anointed to be the next president." There is a difference, and I'll spell it out for you.

The bishop laid his hands on him and may have prayed for that very thing. So Kerry might be saying that he had been anointed by the bishop to be the next president. That statement would be accurate.

Different denominations have different beliefs (and who knows what Kerry thinks) about the actions of God in speaking into the hearts of people. Some do not see a special anointing by a bishop as being anything more than the stated preference and blessing of a bishop hoping and wishing for God's action. Others see a bishop as one who "speaks for God." So, yes, Kerry might be saying that he was "anointed (by a bishop) to be the next president."