"And he answered Him saying "My name is Legion for we are many."
(Mark 5:9)
Posted on 04/04/2012 10:41:20 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
At a prayer breakfast this morning, President Barack Obama said he looks to the story of Jesus' passion, death and resurrection for inspiration whenever he struggles:
The president got "Amens" from religious leaders at a White House prayer breakfast in the East Room as he recounted Jesus saying, "In this world, you will have trouble."
Obama says he's among those who sometimes question God's plan for him. But he says that's precisely when he recalls the "triumph" of the Easter story, and Jesus overcoming his doubts and fears before the crucifixion.
This isn't the first time Obama has cited Jesus and his Christian faith as an animating force in his life. A media double standard applies here, as it does in so many things: When GOP candidates talk about religion, they're often criticized for somehow not respecting Thomas Jefferson's principle of the separation of church and state, but, to my knowledge, Obama has never been criticized along the same lines for his religiously themed comments.
In the interest of avoiding a double standard myself, though, I’ll write that I find Obama’s comments encouraging. They display none of the weak understanding of Scripture that some of his past comments did; they’re just a generic tribute to the Easter story near the Easter holiday. While such a tribute might very well have had a partial political motivation, it might also have been sincere. Either way, it says something positive about this country that our president knows statements like these won’t hurt his standing in the eyes of the electorate.
More importantly, though, the passage he cited is a good one for any president — but especially for progressive presidents — to contemplate. “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace,” Jesus says in the Gospel of John, Chapter 16. “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” Perhaps pondering that verse with regularity will help Obama to realize that earthly utopia is neither the aim of Christianity nor a possibility in this fallen world. Perhaps that realization, in turn, will inspire him to recognize, “The purpose of politics is not redemptive” and that “When governments seek after utopia, they end in oppression and disaster, because man and society are infinitely complex, and cannot be reshaped by an aristocracy of experts. Humility is the only proper attitude for governing authorities,” as Heritage Foundation president Ed Feulner has written.
You lie!
Conservatives talk about faith IN Jesus.
Barry thinks he IS Jesus.
Yes, Obama, you probably remember that scene well.
No doubt some of the demons that inhabit you were there that night to tempt the Lord.
Were there any reports of lightning bolts striking nearby during the speech.
I figured he’d say Jesus’ agony in the Garden of Eden. Lib politicians misquote the Bible on a regular basis.
I’m sure Jesus would’ve supported partial birth abortion, or that the whole issue of life was above his pay grade./s
Since when did he decided prayer breakfasts where worth having? Oh yeah, it’s election time....
I find that to be blasphemy and telling as to how “sick” Obama is.
Hey Barack!
How much of Christ’s agony was reflecting upon the 1,000,000 babies, killed every year, in the nation graced with the greatest wealth and liberty in history?
This Presidency is just one giant facepalm after another.
Is that the kind of “struggle” he is referring to?
Judas Iscariot had a walk-on part in the Garden. That’s what he must be thinking of.
Remember that even the devil can quote scripture.
“...and then the prophet Mohammed (pbuh) came to the garden and picked Jesus up on his flying horse, Barack, and carried him to Paradise to be with Abraham, Elijah, Moses, Noah, Adam and the other Muslim prophets, chief of which is Mohammed (pbuh), Allah Akbar...” Mr. Obama added.
It’s a mystery to me why any believing Christian would want anything to do with the festival of humbug, smarm, idolatry, and moral vanity that is the American “prayer breakfast”.
The arrogance and hubris from this toord is breathtaking.
"And he answered Him saying "My name is Legion for we are many."
(Mark 5:9)
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