As the President of the United States, you'd think Obama would be worried about being guilty of hypocrisy.
Guess again.
As the President of the United States, you'd think Obama would be worried about being guilty of hypocrisy.
Guess again.
Although I am a registered Democrat and did vote for Obama in the 2008 election, the man just keeps selling me on how apparently balanced he is.
Obama's "Faith" moments aren't just geared toward Christians or the overtly religious, those akin to himself, but are also supportive of alternative gender and racial identities. He invited megapastor Rick Warren to give the opening prayer at his inauguration, a prayer which, thankfully, did not insult or attempt to convert. On the other side of the ballpark, Obama extended an invitation to Reverend Gene Robinson, the Episcopal Church's first openly gay bishop.
This is just one example of the 10 listed by US News.
Is Obama just trying to cover his bases and do the "popular" thing, or does he actually believe in equality strong enough to promote and include extreme opposites in his very own swearing-in?
I believe this is an important issue to consider, especially in an age where people are so strongly biased towards or against religion. With about 78% of America calling themselves Christian (Obama falling into that 78%), atheists, Jews, agnostics, Muslims, and other underrepresented religious (or unreligious) followings don't really seem to have the upper hand of the majority.
As a proud atheist (Don't try to convert me, I warn you, I've spent my entire life watching my mother send Mormon after Mormon from the front door, having thoroughly torn them from their argument about why "the Church of Latter-Day Saints is perfect for you"), I can only hope that more will follow in Obama's footsteps and promote this religious diversity.
The only way out of this mess we're in is to accept that we're all human beings anyways, a fact people often forget when they're fundamentally fixated on how Jesus will save you from eternal damnation.
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