Obama and his reference to the Sermon on the Mount
Posted by ruach on March 3, 2008
I have been reading more on line about the political race in the U.S. as it has been heating up of late. Since I am from Texas, I am very interested in what happens in Texas tomorrow in the Democratic primary since that election (and Ohio) could determine if we continue to have a race between Hillary and Barack. I have been reading more since a couple of friends have told me that they are supporting Obama. He certainly is promising change but . . . can he fulfill those promises and what kind of changes will he bring about. I have purposely avoided making any political posts until now (and there is a lot of stuff to post about). I may regret making one tonight but I cannot resist after reading in Michelle Malkin’s blog comments from Obama regarding his understanding of the Sermon on the Mount and regarding his church involvment.
It is not clear exactly what Senator Obama was referring to when he made his quote even though the writer that Malkin quotes gives some possibilities. Usually, my wife is the one who is reading all of these stories but she just told me that she has had to stop because she found she was getting to the point of not being able to pray for the candidates and those writing about those candidates.
I remember traveling to the States at the height of some of the scandals in the Clinton administration and being shocked by the hatred some of my evangelical friends had for our President. When I challenged them on what they were saying, they were shocked that someone would disagree. I don’t understand Obama’s positions (or Clinton’s for that matter) but I don’t think any of us will ever know if we carry around hearts of hatred and anger and seek to twist the truth of what either candidate says to fit our pre-conceived ideas. Don’t get me wrong, I am not a supporter of either Obama or Clinton but I am trying to figure out why others are supporting them. And when they start going to the Scriptures, they do get my attention! I think I better avoid politics in my blog in the future.
