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The quiet impact of Obama’s Christian faith
Washington Post ^ | 12/22/15 | Greg Jaffe

Posted on 12/22/2015 12:47:31 PM PST by ghost of stonewall jackson

Obama did not grow up in a religious household and became a practicing Christian as an adult. He has written more extensively about his spiritual awakening than almost any other modern president, addressing it in two books before he was elected to the White House and in more than a dozen speeches since.

His faith had been central to his identity as a new kind of Democrat who would bring civility to the country's political debates by appealing to Republicans through the shared language of their Judeo-Christian values.

With just one year left in his second term, Obama now holds a different distinction: No modern president has had his faith more routinely questioned and disparaged. Recent polls show that 29 percent of Americans and nearly 45 percent of Republicans say he is a Muslim.

He has repeatedly said in recent months that one of his biggest regrets is that he will leave behind a country that has grown more polarized and distrustful during his two terms in the White House. "There's all this goodness and decency and common sense on the ground, and somehow it gets translated into rigid, dogmatic, often mean-spirited politics," Obama said in a recent interview.

To understand why he so deeply believed that he could close that gap and why he largely has been unable to do so, it is essential to understand his faith and how it shapes his politics. That faith also explains why he has not given up.

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TOPICS: Editorial; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: delusional; lies; liesandmorelies; lyingliar; obama; spiritofantichrist
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To: ghost of stonewall jackson

Mr. Jaffe wouldn’t know a Christian if he fell over one.


81 posted on 12/22/2015 1:27:04 PM PST by Albion Wilde ("Look, the establishment doesn't want me, because I don't need the establishment." --Donald Trump)
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To: ghost of stonewall jackson

Spewriffic.


82 posted on 12/22/2015 1:27:21 PM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: ghost of stonewall jackson
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83 posted on 12/22/2015 1:27:44 PM PST by 2111USMC (Aim Small Miss Small)
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To: ghost of stonewall jackson

This is so offensive that I cannot find adequate words. Obama has demonized and marginalized Christianity with everything he’s done. When he gave a speech at Notre Dame, he covered the cross. But promotes Islam at every turn.


84 posted on 12/22/2015 1:28:01 PM PST by Essie
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To: Publius

“My muslam faith....”

“The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam.”

The call of the muezzin is, “One of the prettiest sounds on Earth.”

“I am one of them.”

soebarkah is a filthy, enemy islamist pig-dog.


85 posted on 12/22/2015 1:28:10 PM PST by onedoug
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To: ColdOne

Been out there since 2008. I remember when it first showed up.


86 posted on 12/22/2015 1:31:57 PM PST by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: ColdOne

Bizarre, hm?


87 posted on 12/22/2015 1:32:16 PM PST by Theo (May Christ be exalted above all.)
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To: Publius

Do you think the BIG BANG created all things?
What created the BIG BANG?


89 posted on 12/22/2015 1:33:57 PM PST by Twinkie (Kneel at the cross, Jesus (Yeshua) will meet you there.)
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To: ghost of stonewall jackson

JAFFE? Rhymes with LAUGH??


90 posted on 12/22/2015 1:34:39 PM PST by Dick Bachert (This entire "administration" has been a series of Reischstag Fires. We know how that turned out!)
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To: Vinnie
Pure propaganda from DNC HQ via the MSM sycophants.

darn autocorrect
91 posted on 12/22/2015 1:34:58 PM PST by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: ghost of stonewall jackson

Greg Jaffe needs professional psychiatric help. Seriously.


92 posted on 12/22/2015 1:35:00 PM PST by SpaceBar
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To: Theo; SaveFerris

That ring he wears. What Christian would wear that? Anyway we have seen how he treats his fellow Christians 24/7. Isis takes them out in ME and obama/valjar declares war on them here.


93 posted on 12/22/2015 1:38:03 PM PST by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11 HillaryForPrison2016)
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To: ghost of stonewall jackson

Total loss for words. Total.


94 posted on 12/22/2015 1:38:50 PM PST by Original Lurker
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To: donozark

“Gag me with a farm implement.”

LOL! Not to get off topic, but I’ve never heard this particular comment before. Are there particular farm implements that are preferred over others? Combine? Thresher?


95 posted on 12/22/2015 1:40:25 PM PST by pieceofthepuzzle
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To: ColdOne

yep


96 posted on 12/22/2015 1:41:06 PM PST by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: ghost of stonewall jackson

LMAO!


97 posted on 12/22/2015 1:42:03 PM PST by CatherineofAragon (("A real conservative will bear the scars...will have been in the trenches fighting."--- Ted Cruz))
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To: Bobalu

Excellent work as usuall.
Go Trump


98 posted on 12/22/2015 1:45:38 PM PST by MotorCityBuck ( Keep the change, you filthy animal! ,)
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To: ghost of stonewall jackson

Baloney.


99 posted on 12/22/2015 1:46:10 PM PST by MamaB (Heb. 13:2)
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To: Huntress

Yes, he’s such a deeply religious man, he’s attended church services twice (by my count) during his years in the White House. Of course, when he did go to church, it was to hear Reverend Wright, so I don’t know what’s worse: staying home, or seeking out services where liberation theology comes first and the gospel is an after-thought.


100 posted on 12/22/2015 1:46:18 PM PST by ExNewsExSpook
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