Today Sen. Barack Obama inexplicably attacked his Democratic colleagues in a contorted speech about religion, accusing them of failing to, "acknowledge the power of faith in the lives of the American people." Portraying his own Democratic party as atheists unwilling to court evangelicals and other churchgoers, he stated:
"It is doubtful that children reciting the Pledge of Allegiance feel oppressed or brainwashed as a consequence of muttering the phrase `under God,"
Senator, what the heck are you talking about? The "under God" court ruling was written by a Republican judge appointed by Nixon.
Democratic voters and elected leaders include former missionaries, ordained ministers, nuns, the first born-again Christian president, orthodox Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Catholics, Quakers, Hindus --and yes-- Evangelicals. The Democratic Party, not the GOP, champions true religious pluralism in America.
Sadly, this once-promising young Senator increasingly appears captive to the DC political culture of pandering and intellectual laziness. In the process, he's damaging Democrats and the religious values he claims to respect.
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