Re: Barack Obama: Democratz Must Find Jesuz Before November
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- Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 01:15:57 -0500
NOW THAT REALLY IS A RISING STAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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A freshman U.S. lawmaker and the only black senator, Obama is seen as
a rising political star -- one willing to give his party advice and
warnings.
"Nothing is more transparent than inauthentic expressions of faith --
the politician who shows up at a black church around election time and
claps -- off rhythm -- to the gospel choir," Obama said, drawing
applause and laughter.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/28/AR2006062801554.html
Democrat Obama urges response to religious right
By Thomas Ferraro
Reuters
Wednesday, June 28, 2006; 4:47 PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats must shed their reluctance to talk
about faith and reach out to evangelical Christians and other
churchgoing Americans, a leading new voice in the party said on
Wednesday.
Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois said Democrats need to respond to the
religious right, which has increased its clout in recent years and
twice helped elect President George W. Bush.
"If we don't reach out to evangelical Christians and other religious
Americans and tell them what we stand for, the Jerry Falwells and Pat
Robertsons will continue to hold sway," Obama said, naming two
outspoken right-wing Christian figures.
Conservative religious leaders have put Democrats on the defensive by
pushing such divisive issues as opposition to abortion and gay rights.
In a speech to conference on poverty hosted by Sojourners, a
progressive faith-based group, Obama said Democrats should be willing
to explain themselves in moral terms while respecting the separation
of church and state.
"I think we make a mistake when we fail to acknowledge the power of
faith in the lives of the American people.
"After all, the problems of poverty and racism, the uninsured and the
unemployed, are not simply technical problems in search of the perfect
ten point plan," Obama said.
"They are rooted in both societal indifference and individual
callousness -- in the imperfections of man."
A freshman U.S. lawmaker and the only black senator, Obama is seen as
a rising political star -- one willing to give his party advice and
warnings.
"Nothing is more transparent than inauthentic expressions of faith --
the politician who shows up at a black church around election time and
claps -- off rhythm -- to the gospel choir," Obama said, drawing
applause and laughter.
There needs to be a "sense of proportion" in policing the boundaries
between church and state. "Not every mention of God in public is a
breach to the wall of separation. Context matters," he said.
"It is doubtful that children reciting the Pledge of Allegiance feel
oppressed or brainwashed as a consequence of muttering the phrase
'under God;' I certainly didn't."
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