Obama delivers very Christian message at Christmas tree lighting

cnn ^ | 12/1/11 | Dan Gilgoff

[ColdOne]

(CNN) - President Barack Obama delivered an unusually stark Christian message at the White House Christmas tree lighting Thursday night, saying Christ's message "lies at the heart of my Christian faith and that of millions of Americans."

"More than 2,000 years ago, a child was born to two faithful travelers who could find rest only in a stable, among the cattle and the sheep," Obama said at the tree lighting ceremony, a longstanding White House tradition.

"But this was not just any child," Obama continued. "Christ’s birth made the angels rejoice and attracted shepherds and kings from afar. He was a manifestation of God’s love for us."

Obama has been more public and specific about his religious beliefs since polls last year showed that only a minority of Americans know he is Christian. Last Easter, Obama got unusually specific about his beliefs on Christ's resurrection at a White House prayer breakfast.

[ColdOne]

I didn't really know where to post this one. It is Religion so here I post.

[Siouxz]

Must be an election year. If that man is a Christian I am j. Edgar Hoover!

[RnMomof7]

Actually should have gone to News.. 1st time in 3 years he has hinted at Christ at Christmas.. this is breaking election news...

[TexasCajun]

Bandleader, some intro musics pls, how about “Lyin’ Ass Bitch”?

[Da Coyote]

I don’t think that the Obamaloon’s religious beliefs (if he has any at all) center around Christianity.

[Tax-chick]

It appears his handlers noticed that there was a negative reaction to Zero’s not mentioning God at Thanksgiving.

[Blue Turtle]

Campaigning on tax cuts, friend of Israel, now...Christian.

[SoftwareEngineer]

I know every other post is going to be negative so I wanted to say this.

THANK YOU President Obama. Whatever your motivation, you today correctly mentioned the real reason Christmas is celebrated.

It is NOT celebrated due to Santa Claus or Egg Nog or Presents.

So.. thank you for saying what needs to be said by ALL OF US during the Christmas season...

Christ is the reason for this season.. simple as that...

When it is the Jewish High Holy days.. then Jewish history is the reason for that season.

When it is Diwali.. it is the Hindu history that is the reason for that season..

But.. Christmas.. is for Christ.....

Peace and Love to all.. of all faiths... may you all celebrate your faiths with GENUINENESS and FAITH

[MEGoody]

Must be an election year.

Bingo. Obama could not have sat in Wright's church for 20 years and have any real faith in Christ.

[who knows what evil?]

He’s campaigning, and trolling for the votes of the ignorant among us...it worked once.

[who knows what evil?]

...or be such an enthusiastic supporter of partial birth abortion...

"By their fruits" seems to go right over the heads of many people...

[Salvation]

He’s campaigning against Newt and Santorum.

[lilyramone]

If he’s a Christian then I am a woman harrassed by Cain!

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

Allah says, it is OK for a Muslim to lie to the Infidels.

[jacknhoo]

Obama’s Christian beliefs will be evident only when he become pro-life and pro-religious freedom and stops his atheistic socialist attack on America. His word means far too little, now, to be believed. He must take actions in policy. This man is the most anti-Christian politician America has ever experienced and a few words at a tree lighting will do nothing to change that truth and do nothing to change his anti-Christian policies.

[DefeatCorruption]

Lying without an ounce of shame to get what he wants. Isn’t that in their rule book?

[Cronos]

Actually, that's a Moslem message too . He was a manifestation of God’s love for us." -- Moslem's believe that too, but notice, he did not say that Jesus Christ is Lord and GOD, which is what Christians believe and what Moslems consider blasphemy

[Old Sarge]

it is OK for a Muslim to lie to the Infidels.

DING DING DING! WE HAVE A WINNAH!

[TexasRepublic]

“Must be an election year.”

Yep. I am reminded that when the Nazis imperiled the USSR, Stalin reopened a few churches and used religion to rally a dispirited people — that trend sure didn’t last once the war was over.

[CORedneck]

Lips are flapping from Dear Leader !