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The Faith of Barack Obama: A Review

September 27th, 2008 | Add a Comment

Thanks to Mr. Michael Hyatt, President and CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers, I received a copy of The Faith of Barack Obamaby Stephen Mansfield on the promise to write a review. It’s a slim book–only 147 pages plus endnotes. It’s divided into six chapters, the first is biographical, outlining Obama’s childhood and discussing the “Is Obama really a Muslim” question. Mansfield makes a presuasive argument that the years Obama spent in Indonesia were not formative for his religious faith. On the contrary, Mansfield, relying on Obama’s books, The Audacity of Hope and Dreams from My Father, makes a convincing case that Obama was raised respecting religion without actually having a faith of his own (p. 16). The following chapters deal with Obama’s connection to Trinity in Chicago (Chapter 2); his … Read entire article »

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Why I Don’t Talk Economics

September 23rd, 2008 | Add a Comment

I feel somehow responsible for posting on the economic brouhaha that transpired last week while I was muddling through with a sinus and ear infection. As they say, America’s economy was about to collapse. I was vaguely unconcerned. I have virtually no investments. Oklahoma’s economy is doing quite well. Even my town’s economy is not too shabby, though we could certainly use more business development. But everything’s connected. I know that. Severe trouble would have to (will?) hit here too. And I realized today that the money I do have socked away to pay taxes with was in danger last week, since money market valuations briefly fell below $1–the standard. My thoughts: The king was in his counting housecounting out his money,The queen was in the parloureating bread and honey The maid was in … Read entire article »

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For Some, Politics Is Religion

September 7th, 2008 | 2 Comments

Agree or disagree, but this guy’s onto something: If there is one thing that can be said of most democratic operatives, activists, and seriously interested groupies, it is that politics is for them religion. When they involve themselves in more traditional religious activities, it is usually for the sake of convenience and image. Thus the Annointed One’s [Obama's] enthronement ceremony involving old pagan forms was simply a more honest and appropriate ritual than that which we have seen before. Hats off to them. I mean, if you are going to rigidly support the state sanctioned killing of millions of babies, at least provide some decent ritual befitting of all that blood. Such is much more anthropologically sound.The Ochlophobist … Read entire article »

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You Should Know Who You Vote For

August 21st, 2008 | 3 Comments

My personal political statements on my personal blog (alles klar, IRS?): Barak Obama, discussing the “burden” or trying to save the life of a baby who was born during a failed abortion, said, “…and that essentially adding an additional doctor who then has to be called in an emergency situation to come in and make these assessments is really designed simply to burden the original decision of the woman and the physician to induce labor and perform an abortion.” (unofficial transcript of Barack Obama on the Born Alive Infants Protection Act) Listen to it here. In his own words. What’s he saying? That a woman, seeking to kill her unborn and failing, the baby coming out of her womb alive is “burdened” by an additional doctor assessing the baby (making sure it … Read entire article »

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Obama’s Creepy Soeteriology

June 10th, 2008 | 3 Comments

Which is a fancy way of saying, “Some people think B. Hussein Obama is a kind of Messiah.” Or The Messiah. Or a New Age “Lightbringer.” Most of these people are kooks. This article addresses the latest developments. What is really creepy is how Obama himself uses messianic language in his speeches. I’ve nothing more substantive to write. It simply gives me the willies. … Read entire article »

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