Longer video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho2fvjhSmF8
Rachel Maddow and Frank Schaeffer discuss the apparent "death threat" to Obama. Liberally portrayed, the press in this case displays religion as evil, or else that "Psalm 109:8" is just a "cheekily coded death threat." The verse reads, "May his days be few, may another take his place in leadership." This also ties in with Psalm 109:9 - "May his children be fatherless, his wife a widow." The more standard representation of this idea has been seen on shirts which read "Pray for Obama." Schaeffer is of the mindset that this Biblical language is even more threatening, as it really hypes up all of the anti-democratic feeling. It is already an issue that Obama is "un-American," possibly due to his skin color. It seems as though the religious right is calling for a "holy war," simply because of Obama's seemingly radical views on controversial issues. (abortion, healthcare, etc) It's fairly shocking that people would go to lengths of this magnitude to discredit the government as an institution, simply due to their basic beliefs.
I do think that in this case, religion was portrayed negatively, but with good reason. The bias is made out of fear and shock on the part of the media telling the story.
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