Still Waters Posted September 29, 2010 #1 Share Posted September 29, 2010 President Barack Obama, in a rare discussion about his religious beliefs, has described himself as a "Christian by choice" who arrived at his faith in adulthood because "the precepts of Jesus Christ" helped him envision the kind of life he wanted to lead.Mr Obama talked about his beliefs when he was asked, "Why are you a Christian." The question was posed by a woman at a backyard conversation, part of a series of meetings Mr Obama is holding to talk informally with Americans. Some conservatives and political opponents have questioned Mr Obama's Christian faith and a Pew Research Center poll in August found that 18 per cent of Americans wrongly believe that the president is Muslim - up from 11 per cent who said so in March 2009. Just 34 per cent said they thought Obama is Christian. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragan Posted September 29, 2010 #2 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Well that should get him a few more votes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamsSon Posted September 30, 2010 #3 Share Posted September 30, 2010 Yeah, the answer he gave for why he is a "Christian" seems to indicate a very poor understanding of the Bible, which would be surprising for someone attending a Christian church for twenty years and being very close to his pastor, but given that his pastor is a racist who preaches Black Liberation Theology it's not so surprising. Notice he never said Jesus saved him, he said, "the precepts of Jesus Christ spoke to me in terms of the kind of life that I would want to lead...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saucy Posted September 30, 2010 #4 Share Posted September 30, 2010 Even if you look at how he handled Christmas last year, refuses to attend or even acknowledge the international day of prayer, but is all over the gay pride thing, really shows that he is not a Christian. At least, he doesn't take it seriously. It was just easier for him to say that he was a christian so that it would buy him a few more votes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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