Hats for Hypocrites
Posted on September 15, 2008
Crossposted at Truth and Reason
The Obama campaign has announced the release of a new line of faith merchandise:
Dear friends,Great news! We now have faith merchandise available for you to show your support for Barack Obama as a person of faith.
Check out the Believers for Barack, Pro-Family Pro-Obama, and Catholics for Obama buttons, bumper stickers and signs….
Take good care,
Paul Monteiro
Deputy Director of Religous Affairs
Obama for America
Ah, yes. The perfect compliment to your bible, which clearly says, Intentionally. Killing. Innocent. People. Is. Sin. There simply isn’t a biblical justification for an openly pro-murder candidate. Now, it’s true that four Republican presidents have been unsuccessful in overturning Roe. But is that an excuse to vote for a pro-murder candidate that has supported legislation to make abortions easier to have? Absolutely not. It’s hypocritical.
Abortion is not something any president is going to handle on his own. It’s a moral issue that needs two treatments, in this order: 1. prayer. And 2. political support. Past presidents have done all they could. George W. Bush managed to get Partial-birth abortion banned and made it more difficult for minors to get abortions with parental notifications laws. Those are key accomplishments that often get lost in the fray because Roe has not been overturned yet. But even if he didn’t achieve those things, that’s not a reason to vote for a candidate who has supported and will continue to support legislation that will make abortions easier to obtain in the name of “change.”
So order your faith merchandise from Barack Obama, if it makes you feel better. Just know that you are a hypocrite and leading others astray. As Christians, our faith is in the Messiah of the bible, not the messiah of the Democrats.
UPDATE: Commenter, birdfan, notes an interview Cathleen Falsani of the Chicago Sun Times did with Obama that is worth posting (Falsani goes by GG in the transcript):
GG: What do you believe?
OBAMA: I am a Christian…I believe that there are many paths to the same place.GG: Do you believe in heaven?
OBAMA: What I believe in is that if I live my life as well as I can, that I will be rewarded. I don’t presume to have knowledge of what happens after I die. But I feel very strongly that whether the reward is in the here and now or in the hereafter, the aligning myself to my faith and my values is a good thing. When I tuck in my daughters at night and I feel like I’ve been a good father to them…that’s a little piece of heaven.GG: Do you believe in sin?
OBAMA: Yes.GG: What is sin?
OBAMA: Being out of alignment with my values.GG: What happens if you have sin in your life?
OBAMA: I think it’s the same thing as the question about heaven. In the same way that if I’m true to myself and my faith that that is its own reward, when I’m not true to it, it’s its own punishment.GG: Who’s Jesus to you?
(He laughs nervously)OBAMA: Right.
Jesus is an historical figure for me, and he’s also a bridge between God and man, in the Christian faith, and one that I think is powerful precisely because he serves as that means of us reaching something higher.And he’s also a wonderful teacher. I think it’s important for all of us, of whatever faith, to have teachers in the flesh and also teachers in history.
GG: Do you ever have people who know you’re a Christian question a particular stance you take on an issue, how can you be a Christian and …
OBAMA: Like the right to choose.I’m always stuck by how much common sense the American people have. They get confused sometimes, watch FoxNews or listen to talk radio. That’s dangerous sometimes. But generally, Americans are tolerant and I think recognize that faith is a personal thing, and they may feel very strongly about an issue like abortion or gay marriage, but if they discuss it with me as an elected official they will discuss it with me in those terms and not, say, as ‘you call yourself a Christian.’
WOW! So, we’ve got getting to heaven on your own deeds, sin is out of line with his values, Jesus as a dead, historical figure, and only discussing moral issues on political playing fields. I’m not calling his salvation into question, but I am questioning his judgment. And it’s not a select few disagreements Christians have with his worldview. It’s everything. I’d have to stretch to find common ground here.
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“In conjunction with the rollout of his line of faith merchandise, Senator Obama announced that ‘God would call him home’ if he didn’t raise $100 million before the end of September.”
/snark
If the government were LESS involved in our lives and personal decisions, there wouldn’t be a need for rummies like Barry to make a big stink. Abolish ALL the laws, and consider the topic off limits in any way to anybody other the person making the decision and those DIRECTLY involved in its outcome. Not the fanatics. Not Joe sitting on the corner bus stop. Not the press. Not the courts. And certainly not Barry. We have too many laws, and they’re just a big nasty snarl now. Best way to cure a snarl?
Grab a pair of scissors and get to snippin.
Hello. short-time reader, first-time commenter and Democrat here. I like your site as a source for opinions I don’t usually get.
All snark and sarcasm aside, you say, “Ah, yes. The perfect compliment to your bible, which clearly says, Intentionally. Killing. Innocent. People. Is. Sin.”
Does it actually say that, (I’m no expert despite being a confirmed Catholic) or are you referring to the Ten Commandments Thou Shall Not Kill, or Murder in most modern translations?
I think we can admit that any and all war leads to the death, or killing, of innocent people, often called “Collateral Damage.”
If this is the case, and I’m not sure how you can say otherwise, my next question then would be, how can we support any candidate that supports war if we know that war will lead to the killing of innocent people and sin?
Thanks.
Phil, yeah, the correct, most accurate translation is murder. Therefore, for the war argument to be valid, we would have to be aiming at the innocent by-standers like abortion does. Since, of course, we do not, it’s easy to see how we can be pro-life and pro-war.
So you think it comes down to intent?