May 17, 2009 1:25 PM
Obama's Notre Dame speech text - claims Catholic roots
To see a how a master speechwriter (not Obama but his speechwriter) waltzes through a controversy dancing with first one partner, then another, you can read Obama's Notre Dame speech now at Huffington Post - even before it's delivered.
Oh, and note that he now remembers out of the blue that the moment he came to Christ was in a Catholic Church:
And something else happened during the time I spent in those neighborhoods. Perhaps because the church folks I worked with were so welcoming and understanding; perhaps because they invited me to their services and sang with me from their hymnals; perhaps because I witnessed all of the good works their faith inspired them to perform, I found myself drawn - not just to work with the church, but to be in the church. It was through this service that I was brought to Christ.
Yep, a little something for everyone. When in the Mideast, appeal to your Muslim background, when at a Catholic University claim that Catholics brought you to Christ. Can't wait to hear what he tells the Baptists.
Oh, and note that atheists are all now carefully included with "faith traditions."
Do I sound cynical?
I'm just sayin' . . . . .
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Comments
I do have to admit, I think President Obama did get a couple of things right in his speech.
"you will be exposed to more opinions and ideas broadcast through more means of communications than have ever existed before... and watch politicians pretend to know what they're talking about."
(emphasis mine)
I wonder if he includes himself in that statement.
Posted by: j dan | May 17, 2009 4:58 PM
In his speech President Obama stated matter of factly "lets all work together for the common good" kind of thing. In all things "lets open a discussion with those who oppose our viewpoints and work out a solution". Trouble is in opening a discussion he suggests we compromise our faith and morality. Do we have anything to gain by open discussions with Planned Parenthood? Yes, lets discuss our viewpoints but let us be steadfast in our Faith, Morality, and Virtues in defense of our Faith.
Posted by: Anonymous | May 17, 2009 6:00 PM
Honestly, I have very little to say on the matter that doesn't involve cussing. Since that is inappropriate and ineffectual, I will just leave it at stating that words can not express how disgusted I am at his address, and at Notre Dame for inviting him.
The fact that he had the audacity to even mention abortion and his stance as valid within the Catholic faith is beyond disturbing.
Posted by: Lauren | May 17, 2009 6:03 PM
I thank God that we have a president who is so eloquently able to see the Christ in everyone.
Posted by: Caroline Evans | May 18, 2009 9:16 AM
Caroline, Our president hardly sees the Christ in the 40,000,000 children whose death he supports. Nor does he see the Christ in the children born alive and left to die in order to fulfil their mother's wish of a dead child.
Our president is a master at manipulation. He does not see Christ in anyone because he is not a Christian. He sees votes. I'm sorry that this might seem cynical but after hearing his testimony regarding children born alive after abortions in his home state, I refuse to be swayed by moderate platitudes.
Posted by: Lauren | May 18, 2009 3:20 PM
Caroline, I do hope you are right and our President can come to see the unborn Christ child in all children who are aborted each year.
As for myself, I have a question that has come to me from this whole turmoil. MSN posted an article on the situation which (no surprise here) labeled the courageous bishops who spoke out about this scandal as "stirring the pot" and painted them as disgruntled people exaggerating the circumstances. The article even went so far as to suggest that the Pope's silence on this issue means that our bishops are somehow a fringe element in the Church. This disturbs me because I know many people who identify themselves as Catholic, but veiw the Church to be "backward" on the issues of abortion and reproductive health. The mainstream media rarely paints an accurate picture of what the Church truly teaches, but I fear that these sources are all that the majority of Catholics get their news information from. How do we who understand what is truly at stake in the abortion issue correct our fellow Catholics and Christians with out alienating them?
I really fear for those who are poorly educated on this matter and do not wish to further the Enemy's secondary goal in this matter by creating more division within the Church by alienating those who need better instruction. (the primary goal, as I see it, is the destruction of the family and the souls of those who participate in abortion in any way).
What does everyone think about this? We need to educate others, but we also neet to maintain unity...
Posted by: Sarah | May 18, 2009 4:36 PM
