Posted on 08/13/2006 5:51:51 PM PDT by Past Your Eyes
More-moderate religious perspectives "do not have voice" within the media, says U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), and it's something he's working to change.
"I think it is unfortunate any time the media does not accurately portray the true beliefs of the American people," Obama, a member of Trinity UCC in Chicago, told United Church News. "There are millions of religious Americans who are offended when their faith is used as a tool to attack and divide, and who see a positive role for the church in solving both social and moral problems.
(Excerpt) Read more at ucc.org ...
The Preacher's Son.
>
> One day, while the boy was away at school, his father,
> the Preacher,
> decided to try an experiment.
>
> He went into the boy's room and placed on his study
> table these three
> objects: a Bible, a silver dollar, and a bottle of
> whiskey..
>
> "Now then," the old preacher said to himself, "I'll
> just hide behind
> the door here, and when my son comes home from school
> this afternoon,
> I'll see which of these three objects he picks up.
>
> If he picks up the Bible,he's going to be a preacher
> like me, and what
> a blessing that would be! If he picks up the dollar,
> he's going to be a
> businessman, and that would be okay too. But if he
> picks up the bottle,
> he's going to be adrunkard - a no-good drunkard and
> Lord, what a shame
> that would be."
>
> The old man was anxious as he waited, and soon he
> heard his son's
> footsteps. As he came in the house whistling and
> headed back to
> hisroom.He deposited his books on the bed, as a matter
> of routine, and
> as he turned around to leave the room he spotted the
> objects on the
> table.With a curious set in his eye, he walked over to
> inspect them.
>
> Finally he picked up the Bible and placed it under his
> arm. He picked
> up the silver dollar and dropped it into his pocket. He
> uncorked the
> bottle and took a big drink..."Lord have mercy," the
> old man whispered,
> "He's gonna be a politician!"
>
He really needs to change his first name. Oiiieeeee
Hey, Mr. Obama: if you are concerned about religious extremism, maybe you should consider Hezbollah. Their title means "Army of God." And that ain't exactly the Salvation Army they're describing.
Unless you describe salvation as mingling the remnants of one's own charred, dismembered corpse among the body parts of unsuspecting victims.
Which is by definition what Hezbollah believes in.
Cheers!
Precisely. Isn't that the whole working philosophy of the UCC? He's in the right denomination.
"Obama: America needs to hear more-moderate, more-inclusive religious voices.'
Like Joe Lieberman?
He openly invites a continuation of the disintegration of the moral and social fabric of the nation when he 'preaches' said beliefs, imo.
Oh, yeah,He's ready for Prime Time and a spot on the Dem ticket.
Obama needs to get his eyes off those "moderates" and on Jesus Christ, the King of kings and Lord of lords, Who said "I AM the Way, the Truth and the Life, NO-ONE cometh unto the Father except by Me."
(Go Israel, Go! Slap 'Em Down Hezbullies.)
Sounds like a church fit for a politician.
http://www.ucc.org/faith/index.html
The UCC has roots in the "covenantal" traditionmeaning there is no centralized authority or hierarchy that can impose any doctrine or form of worship on its members. Christ alone is Head of the church. We seek a balance between freedom of conscience and accountability to the apostolic faith. The UCC therefore receives the historic creeds and confessions of our ancestors as testimonies, but not tests of the faith.
He probably considers the words of the Bible to be divisive and judgemental.
This guy has come from nowhere, with no known history, and suddenly his front and center of the MSM stage. He seems slicker than Slick (Willy).
Maybe I'm paranoid, but I do not trust this guy. AT ALL.
why should I believe a sorry word from his mouth??
My "religion" is all-inclusive once you profess that Jesus Christ is your Lord and Savior.
If you don't take that step, your name's not in the Book of Life. Sorry, but it's a "self-selecting" religion, not an inclusive one.
In other words, I CAN'T include you because you can only "include" yourself. I can't do it for you.
Does somebody have that sound clip of The Swimmer stumbling all over his name, calling him Osama Obama, etc? LOLOL!!
LOL!
That's good!
Obama only won because the Illinois GOP made it impossible for Peter Fitzgerald to run again.
You and I have the same "religion".
pookie's the only one I know who might have it.
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