HI Billy, On Apr 16, 2012, at 1:33 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> Ernie : > As much of a comparative religionist as I am, plus pro-evolution and non-blue > nose > about heterosexuality, about the Bible there is this "fundamentalist" streak > in me > that is here to stay. > > You said : > " liberal Christianity that is accepting of homosexuals and abortion..." > > Is this genuine Christianity or is it another religion which simply makes use > of > traditional Christian language to mask its un-Christian character ? I tend to agree with you, but fundamentalists make the same mistake, conflating political positions with moral ones. > Anyway, Barton's point was that BHO is anti-Biblical. > About that I don't see where there is much wiggle room > for disagreement. No, but I don't think Obama is unique in that regard. Heck, he never literally took a scissors to the BIble like Jefferson did! I strongly suspect Obama's worst crime is that he attacked religious issues of particular importance to Barton and the Republican Right. That's bad, but from a purely Biblical basis, I wouldn't be surprised if many previous Presidents were much, much worse. E > > So it boils down to the worth / value / authority of the Bible when read > carefully > for original intent and for here-and-now spiritual guidance. > > Billy > > > ================================= > > > 4/16/2012 1:20:58 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] > writes: > Hi Billy, > > On Apr 15, 2012, at 8:44 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> Don't take my word. Read the numerous examples since 2008 >> of Obama's anti-Jewish, anti-Christian, and pro-Muslim statements. >> My count is that there are 49 major examples, each one documented >> in the reputable media. > > I dunno, there's a lot of connecting dots here to put the most negative slant > possible. The facts are correct, but the interpretation isn't exactly > ironclad. > > You can certainly make the case that Obama is a blueblood secularist liberal. > He adheres pretty consistently to liberal rationalist dogma, and ignores > religious view that conflict with that agenda; while of course patronizing > "minority" religions that are the darling of the Left. > > That's not the same as direct hostility to Christianity, though; I don't > think he has any opposition to a liberal Christianity that is accepting of > homosexuals and abortion and downplays the value of evangelism. > > Then again, Obama's apathy/contempt towards religious rights (especially of > the Religious Right :-/) is probably more damaging than outright hatred would > be, so the larger point holds. > > -- Ernie P. > > > -- > Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community > <[email protected]> > Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism > Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org > > > -- > Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community > <[email protected]> > Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism > Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
