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Michelle Obama: It Means The World That "There Are Prayer Circles Out There"
RealClearPolitics ^ | October 13, 2010 | RealClearPolitics

Posted on 10/13/2010 1:21:21 PM PDT by i88schwartz

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To: i88schwartz

I googled Santeria looking for the concept that Michelle mentions.
This excerpt describes an idea of ‘spiritual influenza’ and the need to clean it:

“What I’m trying to say is that we humans generate positive or negative influenza, as a result of our actions and reactions. We attach influenza to one another no differently that we do a cold, virus, or flu. We assimilate or absorb this influenza as simple as by way of earth, wind, fire or water. Earth is by touching one another or surface; Wind is by molecules or dust particles that are in the air; Water is by touch or ingesting a fluid substance; Fire is through religious, spiritual, or fraternal political, ritual. Once an influenza is ascertained or acquire, what does one do? Well, apply a spiritual healing therapy solution. Spiritual healing therapy solution is a fancy way of saying voodoo ritual, spiritual cleansing, or holistic/alternative new age healing method. This normally involves the expunging or expulsion of negative energy through ritual.”

http://hubpages.com/hub/Spirtiualism-at-Home-The-Fundamental-Principles-of-Santeria


61 posted on 10/13/2010 2:11:15 PM PDT by ransomnote
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To: kittymyrib

There are hundreds of thousands of Christians who are praying for the safety of our nation each day. None of them are praying for “clean spirits” around the Obamas...most peculiar.
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Also, Michelle’s statement that there are “ people who are keeping the spirits clean around us” misunderstands what spiritual warfare is from a Christian perspective. It’s not people that do it at all. It’s God. We just pray.

So one part of the statement is bizarre and the other is a theological mess.


62 posted on 10/13/2010 2:13:03 PM PDT by November 2010
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To: 21twelve
It's "Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me."

Quite different from 'clean spirits' hanging around.

Somebody close to Michelle is practicing voudou, santeria, or wicca. They're the only ones that talk about "clean spirits".

Or maybe she's just a New Age nut that's been reading too much gobbledegook.

63 posted on 10/13/2010 2:13:22 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment)y)
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To: i88schwartz
*keeping the spirits clean around us*

Sounds New Agey to me.

People are praying believe me!
Christians are praying against Obama’s anti-Christian policies!

We are praying that we will retain the freedom to still be Christians despite her husband's freedom destroying mission.

64 posted on 10/13/2010 2:13:52 PM PDT by PATRIOT1876 (Language, Borders, Culture, Full employment for those here legally)
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To: Frank_2001

Funny! I came up with the same phrase! “New Age gobbledegook” it is!


65 posted on 10/13/2010 2:14:08 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment)y)
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To: Dem Guard

“Clean spirits” sounds like some kind of african voodoo mumbo jumbo.


66 posted on 10/13/2010 2:16:30 PM PDT by dandiegirl
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To: i88schwartz
A scripture tailor made for Obama:

“Let his days be few; and let another take his office.”
~Psalm 109:8

67 posted on 10/13/2010 2:17:13 PM PDT by PATRIOT1876 (Language, Borders, Culture, Full employment for those here legally)
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To: Sacajaweau

‘Spirits??? Oh oh...Witches.... ‘

And no one in the MSM will make this connection, or bring it up as a question...

but let a rep/tea partier (O’Donnell) be in any way associated, and it’s wall to wall coverage


69 posted on 10/13/2010 2:20:12 PM PDT by patriotspride
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To: combat_boots

Same here. The 0bama’s are nothing. They simply exist as paracites and will feed off anything available.


70 posted on 10/13/2010 2:22:56 PM PDT by unkus
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To: i88schwartz
Nobody with even a passing familiarity with Christian theology could make a statement like that.

The android Wookie should get a refund from her Human Correspondence School.


Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

71 posted on 10/13/2010 2:23:46 PM PDT by The Comedian (Keep talking while I reload...)
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To: i88schwartz

Circles? I thought it was row upon row facing east.


72 posted on 10/13/2010 2:24:47 PM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.....)
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To: equalitybeforethelaw
*Is she dropping acid now? Shoosh. What does she mean by “clean”? I heard Adolph was a real NAZI for cleanliness.*

The Left would like to “cleanse” the Earth of patriotic Christian Americans. You can see what's in their hearts by watching the supposedly humorous 1010 Global WarmMongers blowing up schoolkids because they don't believe the man-made global warming/climate change/unicorn and centaur induced disruptification lies.

73 posted on 10/13/2010 2:27:27 PM PDT by PATRIOT1876 (Language, Borders, Culture, Full employment for those here legally)
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To: i88schwartz

It seems she’s out of touch. Apparently she doesn’t know about the flies and rats. Those things are symbolic for unclean.


74 posted on 10/13/2010 2:31:27 PM PDT by swheats (We were born for such a time as this. Let's Roll! 11/2/10)
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To: i88schwartz; STARWISE; onyx; Liz; penelopesire; hoosiermama; SE Mom

“It means all the world to us to know that there are prayer circles out there and people who are keeping the spirits clean around us,”

Perhaps she should try an enema.

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http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2010/08/michelle_obama_tells_ladies_ho.html

Michelle Obama’s food purge “cleanse”


75 posted on 10/13/2010 2:31:45 PM PDT by maggief
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To: i88schwartz
Voodoo?

From Wikipedia:

"The word voodoo comes from the word vudu, the Dahomean “spirit”, an invisible mysterious force that can intervene in human affairs.” The worship of spirits remains a vital part of the practices of voodoo in Louisiana. Followers of Louisiana voodoo believe in one God and multiple lesser but powerful spirits which preside over daily matters of life, such as the family, the sky, and judgment.

The core beliefs of Louisiana Voodoo include the recognition of one God who does not interfere in people's daily lives and spirits that preside over daily life. Spiritual forces, which can be kind or mischievous, shape daily life through and intercede in the lives of their followers. Connection with these spirits can be achieved through dance, music, singing, and the use of snakes, which represent Legba, Voodoo's "main spirit conduit to all others."[2] Unlike the Judeo-Christian image, the Voodoo serpent represents "healing knowledge and the connection between Heaven and Earth." Deceased ancestors can also intercede in the lives of Voodoo followers. The main focus of Louisiana Voodoo today is to serve others and influence the outcome of life events through the connection with nature, spirits, and ancestors. True rituals are held "behind closed doors" as a showy ritual would be considered disrespectful to the spirits. Voodoo methods include readings, spiritual baths, specially devised diets, prayer, and personal ceremony. Voodoo is often used to cure anxiety, addictions, depression, loneliness, and other ailments. It seeks to help the hungry, the poor, and the sick as Marie Laveau once did. "

76 posted on 10/13/2010 2:38:02 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: maggief; i88schwartz; STARWISE; Liz; penelopesire; hoosiermama; SE Mom; The Comedian; swheats; ...
Who's this US she's talking about?

Prayer circles are "Keeping them clean"? LOL.

While "mom" is out..."dad" is busy entertaining...LOL.

Be sure to click the pic to read about the visit.


77 posted on 10/13/2010 2:45:23 PM PDT by onyx (If you support Sarah and want on her Ping List, let me know!)
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To: i88schwartz

...”who are keeping the spirits clean around us”

I don’t know what that means.


78 posted on 10/13/2010 2:45:32 PM PDT by my small voice (A biased media and an uneducated public is the biggest threat to our democracy)
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To: i88schwartz

No barf alert!?

You owe me a keyboard, a coffee cup and my dog is pi$$ed at you.


79 posted on 10/13/2010 2:49:42 PM PDT by Gator113 (Beauty will devour the Beast in 2012. Kill "Obamamosque"@ Ground Zero)
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To: i88schwartz
..."Keeping the spirits clean around us"?

Do she and her husband even believe in 'unclean spirits', in the Christian sense?

80 posted on 10/13/2010 2:53:10 PM PDT by SuziQ
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