Posted on 07/05/2008 3:27:20 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
ST. LOUIS Sen. Barack Obama declared Saturday to a roaring crowd of religious African-Americans at the America's Center that they should have no doubt of his commitment to his Christian faith, his nation or his political principles.
In an address filled with religious and patriotic imagery, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president told delegates attending a national conference here of the African Methodist Episcopal Church that his career and his life revolved around his belief that "I won't be fulfilling the Lord's Will unless I'm doing the Lord's work.''
That commitment would continue to influence his performance and his politics if he wins the White House, Obama said, igniting repeated cheers and standing ovations as he reaffirmed his proposals to expand on faith-based government initiatives begun by President George W. Bush.
And in a pointed jab at the national news media, Obama singled out denomination leaders who he said could attest to reporters that "I've been talking about this for a couple years now. Don't think this is news."
Among other things, Obama said that most of the nation's challenges "of war and poverty, joblessness and homelessness, violence on the streets and in the public schools...are not simple technical problems in search of a perfect 10-point plan. They are also moral problems rooted in social indifference and individual callousness."
Churches have a role in tackling such issues, he explained, much as they had roles in the past fighting various injustices -- from the oppression that the American colonies felt under British rule, to the battles to abolish slavery at home and expand rights for women.
(Excerpt) Read more at stltoday.com ...
I don’t recall Pres. Bush going around in 2000 and 2004 proclaiming his faith and his patriotism. And he has a whole lot more of both than Obambi does.
Hey Ben...what is the address of the site for the picture above where you can change the word?
http://www.pentdego.com/obama.aspx
Somehting interesting though. Try typing in racist or abortion and tell me what you get.
Hussein Osama....bama’s “Lord” is likely Allah!
prisoner6
Anyone that says his favorite “god” is the “Monkey god” is not a Christian. Obama is to receive his gold covered monkey god the day before the Deocratic Convention. I hope people will all wake up.
I guess he thinks the sheeple are not smart enough to figure out killing babies is not one of GODS Comandments!
The more he talks, the deeper hole he digs!
You gotta be shi**en me!
I typed in ‘aborition’ and I got ‘progress’!!
Can you imagine GOP nominee for President (in today’s world) saying he aimed to do “the Lord’s work”? The Left would go absolutely bonkers, charging him with intending to implement a theocracy.
*abortion
he’s all over the place,
and will mccain be able to nail him?
Barack Obama wouldn’t know what “the Lord’s” work was if he was struck right between the eyes by one of His lightning bolts.
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