The New Face of American Christianity

"[Michelle and I] we are both practicing Christians and obviously this position may be considered to put us at odds with the views of others but, you know, when we think about our faith, the thing at root that we think about is, not only Christ sacrificing himself on our behalf, but it’s also the Golden Rule, you know, treat others the way you would want to be treated." ~ President Barack Obama, May 9, 2012

“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you?"~ Jesus Christ, Luke 6:46, 1st century

I am admittedly sickened this morning.

I am sickened by the President's use of God's Word to promote what God repeatedly condemns.  I am sickened by the President once again playing fast and loose with specific instructions, commands, and principles that seem to be clear in the Bible.

It saddens me when a man who calls himself a Christian can so blatantly and defiantly choose to ignore God's Word to further his own agenda, be it political or simply self-satisfaction.

This "Christian" man has repeatedly chosen so called "pro-choice" judges, justices, cabinet members, and czars, all in the name of "compassion." Where exactly the compassion is in not only allowing but funding a mother to kill her unborn child, I have no idea.

This "Christian" man has repeatedly tried to use Jesus as an example in his crusade to redistribute wealth by force.  Yes, Jesus said much about providing for the poor.  But nowhere is it implied that government should be the arbiter on how these efforts should be funded, and nowhere does Jesus say that government should forcibly take money from some to give to another for the sake of "fairness."

This "Christian" man seldom attends church, ostensibly because of the hassle of the security needs, his busy schedule, and his desire not to disrupt things for other church goers.  These concerns are apparently insignificant though when there is a round of golf to be played, or a fundraiser to attend.

Now, this "Christian" man, in an effort to appease a portion of his political base, has publicly announced his support for same sex marriage, even somehow managing to credit Jesus with the idea!

Egypt.  Babylon.  Persian.  Greece.  Rome. Spain.  England.  All world powers who fell for many reasons.  Yet the United States continues to pretend it will never happen to us.

We have long since given up the moral high ground financially as we continue to be a credit driven society and government.

We now seem hell-bent (good word choice!) on giving up any moral high ground we may have ever had.

God help us.

Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and against his Anointed, saying, "Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us." He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision. Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying, "As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill." ~ Psalms 2:1-6