Posted on 10/07/2007 6:02:33 PM PDT by kcvl
After speaking to an evangelical church on Sunday in this traditionally conservative South Carolina city, Sen. Barack Obama said that Republicans no longer have a firm grip on religion in political discourse.
During the nearly two hour service that featured a rock band and hip-hop dancers, Obama shared the floor with the church's pastor, Ron Carpenter. The senator from Illinois asked the multiracial crowd of nearly 4,000 people to keep him and his family in their prayers, and said he hoped to be "an instrument of God."
"Sometimes this is a difficult road being in politics," Obama said. "Sometimes you can become fearful, sometimes you can become vain, sometimes you can seek power just for power's sake instead of because you want to do service to God. I just want all of you to pray that I can be an instrument of God in the same way that Pastor Ron and all of you are instruments of God."
He finished his brief remarks by saying, "We're going to keep on praising together. I am confident that we can create a Kingdom right here on Earth."
Asked by CNN if he talks about faith more in churchgoing South Carolina than he does in the other early voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire, Obama said: "I don't talk about it all the time, but when I'm in church I talk about it."
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Per Drudge...
HOLY OBAMA: 'WE CAN CREATE KINGDOM ON EARTH... PRAY THAT I CAN BE INSTRUMENT OF GOD'
Maybe not...but the Democrats are definitely in communion with their master below.
Imagine the outrage among libs and the MSM if a Republican said that...in church...while campaigning.
Shut up Hussein. At least we're not ashamed to wear an American flag pin.
Who would Jesus abort?
I hope at some point a Republican in the campaign says, “We know we’re not perfect, but yes, we DO own faith and values.”
Is he finally “coming out” as a practicing Muslim? Is that what this is all about? Is he bringing back the Caliphate? Maybe he’s the 12th Imam that President Ahmanutjob is always goin’ on about...
Obama, you have no “faith” or any “values” to speak of.
Translation: We don't want you to think that if he's talking to relious people it's only blacks!
The guy is cracking up.
He’s just doing what every Democrat does in campaign time. But when was the last time they had an actual Christian candidate?
Maybe not, but at least they don't rent them every four years at election time........
The GOP may not own faith and values, but unlike the Dems, the GOP doesn't have a knee jerk response kicking them to the gutter either.
I don't care about a candidate's religion. I just find it amusing how they are always showing up at such gatherings, and when the dems do it, the MSM pushes it as if to say "See? They have religious feeling!" and when Republicans do it it's evidence of the dangerous collusion of church and state.
They don’t have to.They’ve already kicked conservatives to the gutter.
The Democrats’ hypocrisy has no bounds.
He looks a little like Kobayashi on his 53rd hot dog in that photo
MR. "I WON'T WEAR NO STINKIN' FLAG PIN," BARAK HUSSEIN OSAMA
” he hoped to be “an instrument of God.” “
Not to paint with a broad brush...but one does get the feeling that
Obama is fully at home with some of his United Church of Christ
co-congregatns...like these ones...
Church shelters illegal alien, gets $40K bill for police
protection during protest
One News Now ^ | October 1, 2007 | Chad Groening
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