My intention for this blog is to remind myself and its readers of the wonder of God, and the issues that might determine our awareness of God's will in our lives and the lives of others. Therefore, many of the things I write, I hope, are understood to be the musings of a man who is turning truth over and over in his hands, inspecting it, pondering it, trying to get a better feel for it. If some of my posts persuade, I hope that they do so with all gentleness.
Yet it is not my intention to persuade you so much with this post, but rather to remind you of the importance of a spiritual awareness, and how this can affect our present lives as well as the country in which we live. You may have your mind made up on who to vote for in the upcoming presidential elections, and it is not my desire to debate the merit of your choice. Mine is merely a desire to challenge - to remember, if you are a person of faith, what is important in such a time as this. After much personal consideration, below is both the candidate I am currently resolved to vote for, as well as the speech that persuaded me. I encourage you to watch it, not that you might be drawn into a specific political camp, but rather to be reminded of the role of faith and religion in this country. It is about 40 minutes long, but I do hope you will view it, even if you have to return to it a couple of times to hear it all. Even if you are already not interested in this candidate, please know that there is no mention of the current campaign, but only the issue of faith and politics. Whoever you choose to vote for, this speech is definitely worth hearing.
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That was a good video. I watched the whole thing. Didn't really change my choice about who to vote for, but I agree with a lot of what Obama says.
wohoo! VOTE FOR OBAMA EVERYONE!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama
Am I the only one that thinks this guy is a complete fraud? I've heard John Kerry give the same speech ( http://blog.thedemocraticdaily.com/?p=4212 ), along with the same canned applause. I don't believe in the power of humanist secularism to change lives like this guy does. At the end of the day, I'm going to ask which candidate will spend less of our tax dollars killing babies, enabling criminals, pouring money into failing public schools, etc.
For the record, I am impressed with Obama's impersonation of a Southern black Christian.
Dragbunter...
Pessimism and snap judgments aren't what is going to help America, especially when it comes to "killing babies, enabling criminals, pouring money into failing public schools, etc." and whatever else you see as current problems. I posted this video not because it was about the campaign, no matter what you think might be Obama's ulterior motive, but because it was about religious faith and politics, what is, unfortunately, a volatile relationship these days. I do not think Obama is speaking from a "humanistic secularistic" point of view. I am not asking you to vote for Obama. I am asking you to consider the main issue he speaks of - that of how a true person of faith should approach politics. I am glad you are searching for the candidate that you feel will work to end the problems you have listed. I hope you find that person. To accuse Obama of "impersonating" a Christian instead of attempting to accept his claims of faith is not the quality of someone who understands the demarcation between faith and politics. Don't let your faith - even if it is partisan - blind you to the genuineness of a person, even if you don't support that person's platform.
dragbunter,
obama is far from a secularist. he is a devout catholic who's evoked God many times in public. even though i believe in God, i think in fact humanist secularism can change lives as i've seen it happen in my own.
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