jesus vs obama?

why do they gotta be haters?

members of the christian faith, and very specifically southern baptists, are many times more known for their disdain for other people or things than for being people of love. this is playing itself out in the current election process. because nothing brings out the best in southern baptists like political discourse.

it's just that the view is so narrow. if it ain't republican, don't vote for it. i honestly thought that hillary would get the bulk of the faithfuls' vitriol, but the things that are being said about obama are shocking. i have gotten numerous emails that tell me that he is a radical muslim (he isn't), that he is unpatriotic (untrue), and that he was sworn in on the koran (again, false). never mind that these things are dubious. because nothing incites christians to stand up and be heard like a common enemy. the most ridiculous is the claim (by many) that obama is the anti-Christ.

really?

wow.

maybe there are some racists undertones to all this. but i think a lot of it is bad theology. conservative christianity's questionable reading of revelation tells us that some sinister uber-man will come along and be really great at first, but then turn out to be history's biggest butthole. apparently, somewhere in scripture is the clue that he will be a good speaker. so if antichrist is supposed to be a good speaker and evil, and democrats are evil by nature (their thinking, not mine), then surely a silver-tongued democrat will be the man of sedition. (pretty convenient that GWBush couldn't be the antichrist since he wasn't fluent in english) this is, first of all, really bad theology, and second of all, very presumptuous. and it makes me embarrassed to be associated with such types.

as an aside, isn't it odd that obama's strengths are being attacked, like being a good speaker means he would suck at actually being in charge. we should not forget the power of words. this country was built on the hope-infused words of the declaration of independence, and history shows our greatest presidents were ones who, by their words, moved the american people toward a better future. lincoln and kennedy are two examples of this.

i guess i am just tired of the level of political thinking being so narrow. every time a certain friend of mine is asked who he will vote for and has said obama, the reaction from christians-every time-has been disbelief. like that shouldn't even be an option for a follower of christ. this follower believes that there is that option, and it is precisely because of my faith in Jesus that i support obama. and if your faith leads you to support hillary (who i am fine with too) or mccain (who scares me a little), then that is ok. just vote your concscience, and let those who would seek to box Jesus into a religious party know that God is bigger than what they try to stuff him into.