By Selwyn Duke
Americans have very little faith in Obama’s faith. In fact, accepting that he’s “Christian” seems a leap of faith many citizens are unwilling to take, say polls. And Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin (shown) appears no exception.
Asked recently by two Washington Post reporters if Obama is a Christian, Walker replied, “I don’t know.” As the paper reports, when then told “that Obama has frequently spoken publicly about his Christian faith, Walker maintained that he was not aware of the president’s religion. ‘I’ve actually never talked about it or I haven’t read about that,’ Walker said, his voice calm and firm. ‘I’ve never asked him that,’ he added."
Later, writes the paper, “Walker spokeswoman Jocelyn Webster telephoned the Washington Post to say the governor was trying to make a point of principle by not answering such kinds of questions, not trying to cast doubt on Obama’s faith.”
Obviously, this was an attempt at damage control necessary with hit-man reporters who continually put Republicans in callow and craven crosshairs. And what’s happening, in part, is that the media is trying to “Quayle” Walker. Referencing former Vice President Dan Quayle and the silly and misunderstood 1992 potato affair, this is when the media attempts to characterize an intelligent conservative candidate as a dolt, either through inordinate focus on a normal gaffe or via the use of gotcha questions.
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Frankly , I don't give a rat's patoot about whether president Obama is a Christian or whatever . He wasn't elected to be America's religious leader but our president . Furthermore , the constitution specifically states that "there shall be no religious test for holding public office ". Even if he were a Muslim , which is ludicrous because both his Kenyan born father and Indonesian stepfather were both atheists , this would not be disqualify him from being president .
America is not supposed to have a religious leader, anyway . We are a SECULAR , religiously diverse nation in
which everyone has the right to follow any religion or no religion at all . We are a
"Christian nation " only in the sense that the majority of Americans happen to be Christians .WE are NOT and were never meant to be the kind of Christian theocracy so many religious conservatives demand . Not yet= that is .
Ted Cruz should not be be our next president because he was born in Canada , but because he is the worst kind of politician - a theocrat. His father is a member of the extremely dangerous fringe Christian group called the Dominionists , who are determined to transform America into a totalitarian Christian theocracy and police state which would be little better than the Islamic theocracies of the middle east . In addition , such
right-wing extremists GOP lunatics as Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry have close ties to the Dominionists .
They are the Christian Taliban, and must be stopped at all costs before they get power !
Posted by: Robert Berger | February 26, 2015 at 06:36 PM