6 Comments

1. Posted by Diane Singer on 2010-02-05 10:14:31

   Ken Blackwell has a great column about the president's faith in this week's World magazine. http://online.worldmag.com/2010/02/05/the-presidents-confusing-messages-on-religion/ Essentially, he argues that Obama sends such mixed messages about his beliefs that it's impossible to really know where he stands. Here's an excerpt: "When President Obama makes theological statements about Islam that no Christian can believe or accept, he is not reaching out or simply engaging in diplomatic niceties. He is sending a most confusing message. I am not questioning his beliefs, but I think the mixed messages he has sent only fuel speculation about those beliefs. These speculations then fly around the internet and undermine the sincerity of his own professions of belief. This has created a credibility gap for him with millions of Americans. You can be diplomatic and culturally sensitive without surrendering your Christian faith."

2. Posted by Diane Singer on 2010-02-04 16:06:10

   For those of you feeling led to pray for our president, you might want to check out my article at the Colson Center on how I pray for Mr. Obama. It's at http://www.colsoncenter.org/the-center/columns/changepoint/13490-dear-mr-president

3. Posted by Gina on 2010-02-04 15:53:19

   L.J., that last line was a little over the top. Please be careful with the hyperbole.

4. Posted by becky on 2010-02-04 15:40:26

   The article really wasn't very informative. Faith is important to him, but faith in whom or what. I agree with Dan. We need to be praying for him (and his family), probably more than we are!

5. Posted by L.J. on 2010-02-04 14:55:14

   I don't believe this article is about Obama's private church attendance, but rather his private faith or "mysterious" faith. He says he is a Christian and yet the first thing he did the first week in office was to allow our taxpayers dollars to subsidize international abortion clinics that the Bush administration had stopped. He also aligned himself with a misaligned "pastor" by the name of Wright (ironic name). If one was to judge character on what one reads then the Oklahoma City bombers could be called saints. They were self-claimed Christians too. It's your character and actions that claim "I follow Christ"; not a pocket book of Psalms. And right now I would be more apt to call the president by the name of Osama than Obama.

6. Posted by Dan Gill on 2010-02-04 11:21:41

   I really can't blame Obama for keeping his church attendance private. I remember Reagan saying he was glad that he could attend church again after his presidency. He felt that the security arrangements would put the focus more on him than on God if he attended a worship service while a sitting president. It's not my place to judge Obama's faith. I can see the fruit he bears, and I don't like what I see. I pray for him. I should pray more.