What Obama is saying is nothing new. For centuries some have cited what appear to be the most outrageous examples of violence and barbarism and to quote them to undermine the deepest meaning of Judeo/Christian religious faith. Of course, this is taking passages out of context and confusing the small part with the whole. But it’s more than that - it’s also ignorance. Jewish and Christian biblical scholars and higher critics have seriously addressed such things in the context of culture, revelation, and history for centuries. But this is a very difficult process which involves tremendous specialized knowledge within various disciplines (ancient languages, philology, history, comparative religions of the ancient world, cultural interactions and influences, etc.,etc.) It’s not a superficial game thst amateurs like Obama should try to play. For example, a person who has his own superficial agenda and is ignorant of higher biblical criticism, exegesis, and hermeneutical methodology can easily take a statement by Jesus (as in Matthew) such as “I come not to bring peace but the sword,” and put it into the context of any ideology of his choosing. This tells us nothing about the higher and deeper meaning of scripture but the ignorance of the commentator. That’s where Obama fits in - deja vu all over again!
That’s for sure. The libs only bring up the parts of the Bible they can take out of context to further their “programs.” Otherwise, to them, it is just a book of “stories” and “myths.” They’re in for a big surprise one day.