Wed 21 May 2008
The Secular Messiah Comes
Posted by Devman under Faith and Reason, Politics
Or, the Gospel of Barack Obama, by Mark Shea.
This article is over-the-top, but amazingly, the most over-the-top quotes are real ones from real people who are putting Obama on the level of the divine. Excerpts:
Gary Hart: “He is not operating on the same plane as ordinary politicians . . . [he is] the agent of transformation in an age of revolution, as a figure uniquely qualified to open the door to the 21st century.â€
Eve Konstantine: “Barack Obama is our collective representation of our purest hopes, our highest visions and our deepest knowings . . . He’s our product out of the all-knowing quantum field of intelligence.â€
There are many more–it’s worth reading the full account linked to above–but the last one I will mention is by none other than Oprah Winfrey:
“We’re here to evolve to a higher plane . . . he is an evolved leader . . . [he] has an ear for eloquence and a Tongue dipped in the Unvarnished Truth.â€
I thought is was the fundamentalist religious right that was fanatical and irrational. At least however those of us who deify someone only deify God Almighty, the Creator of Heaven and Earth, rather than a fellow creature, human and frail.
So what would Senator Obama, the Defender of Truth and Justice in the Galaxy, bring if he were elected?
1. Two Supreme Court Justices who consider abortion a right and over one hundred activist liberal judges appointed to Federal courts.
2. Federally funded embryonic stem cell research, cloning, and animal-human “chimera” research. (Remember, these horrific experiments create and then destroy human beings; also, there have been zero treatments from embryonic stem cells, while 70+ treatments using adult stem cells helping thousands of people every year).
3. Federally funded abortion on demand, throughout all nine months of pregnancy.
4. Abortion in military hospitals and the reinstatement and probable increase of millions of dollars to fund abortion and sterilization overseas.
5. Regulatory attacks on pro-life doctors, nurses, clinics, and non-profit groups.
6. The repeal of conscience clause exceptions for doctors and pharmacists who don’t want to give out abortifacient drugs that kill babies in their mothers’ wombs.
7. The “Freedom of Choice Act”, a federal statute mandating abortion on demand in every state.
8. The end of abstinence education in favor of “you can’t control yourself, use a condom and the pill” education, euphemized as “comprehensive sex ed”.
9. The end of the highly successful ABc program in Africa that stresses Abstinence, Be faithful to your spouse, and only if you refuse to act responsibly by doing those things, use a condom.
10. The endorsement of same-sex unions, ostensibly stopping short of marriage, but as we have seen in California, same-sex “marriage” would be coming from his judicial appointees in the coming years everywhere.
(-National Catholic Register, May 18, 2008 edition, plus my additions)
This must be some of the “Unvarnished Truth” that Oprah Winfrey spoke of that Obama is immersed in.
People long for healing and hope, but these things are only found in Jesus Christ, not in Barack Obama.
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:20 am
First, I pray the Lord will bless you both for your efforts and courage in sharing the Gospel through your blog. “It is good.†As for this particular election, I am concerned. I feel that Barack Obama is truly advocating a culture of death, evidenced by the many examples you have listed here. I see that the progression of his campaign has moved into utilizing religion, but not God, and in this country there are plenty of examples of such a divorcing action. Recent polls have 86% of our country stating that they believe in God. I feel that his current trend in Obama’s campaign is designed to subvert this majority into believing that Obama can and will provide God. The fact that his campaign has gained this much momentum concerns me in that there is a tangible reality that he could be elected. As inferred by Shea and many others, the horror that would ensue would be devastating.
I also look at the other side. I feel that there is a renewal in the Church at this time, praise be the Lord. We are experiencing an increase in vocations and with movements like Regnum Christi and the Cardinal Newman society, among others, truth is continuing to spread across the land. I can see the soil of faith in the Church here in the U. S. growing richer. Therefore, it makes me wonder if the Lord is preparing the Church to handle such a scandal as Obama becoming president. No matter what happens, (McCain is not what I would call orthodox) I feel that it will be important to continue preparing to fight and trust in God’s plan no matter what the “ruler†of this world may be trying to do. Thank you.
June 1st, 2008 at 12:34 pm
As I read the full text of Shea’s article, I laughed aloud while simultaneously shuddering with disgust and a little fear. Hilarious…chilling. I’m going to email the article to everyone I know.
Love you!