| What We Believe by: Lisa |
Just
came back from a great trip to the west coast and for the flight there picked
up some reading material. One magazine that sparked my interest was Newsweek. On the cover was a photo of
Barack Obama looking deep in prayer with the headline, Faith and Politics: What
He Believes. That
made me think, why is it important for us to know what a presidential candidate
believes and his relationship with God? For one thing there are misconceptions.
For instance, with Barack Obama 12% of voters believe he is a Muslim and more
than a quarter believe he was raised in a Muslim home. Both of which are
incorrect.
Our
faith and values are an important part of who we are. Understanding a
presidential candidate's beliefs helps us to better know the man or woman.
Barack Obama is still reticent to discuss what he really believes, afraid of
offending potential backers. We should openly hear and speak about religion and
faith, without proselytizing.
By
hearing well-known public figures speak about their religion, we not only learn,
if it differs from our own, but can be inspired in seeing that we all have the
same questions about the meaning of life...
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| Comments |
I couldn't agree with you more. People shouldn't be ashamed of sharing their beliefs. That is why I am looking forward to this show, it's going to be very inspiring!
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| comment by: patti44 posted on:7/27/2008 |
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Lisa, It seems to me that John McCain is not afraid to speak of his faith and values, would be great if you and Msgr. Jim could interview both John and Cindy! now there's a woman who put her faith into good works! She and John McCain adopted a disabled child.
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| comment by: nange17 posted on:7/29/2008 |
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Lisa , you are a very warm hearted person, do not get taken in by those who are only wearing masks to hide what they are like behind the mask. Obama, and probably 95% of those in political arena only project what they believe the people want to hear. Most disturbing was his sitting for all those years listening to Rev. Wright spewing the hate for America that he had, probably because of whatever he had gone through in this own life, and to see all people in categories, and Obama probably cheering him on in that "church?" I pray for our country and our new president, even though I think he is a phoney like any other involved in politics.
God help the United States of America.
GMHO IJ |
| comment by: ijanowitz posted on:1/1/2009 |
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