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Monday, July 07, 2008 --- 53 days ago http://religionblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/07/obama-talked-jesus-sin-and-m
 You may have read that Barack Obama spoke at the African Methodist Episcopal Church General Conference in St. Louis on Saturday. I can't find a full transcript, but I found the whole 22-minute speech on YouTube . I'll leave the political analysis to those more expert. But his Godtalk was lengthy and explicit. Here's a remarkable -- that is, worthy of remark -- nugget from an American presidential candidate: I let Jesus Christ into my life. I learned that my sins could be redeemed and if I placed my trust in Jesus, that he could set me on a path to eternal life. When I submitted myself to his will and I dedicated myself to discovering his truth and carrying out his works, it was that newfound faith that fortified my commitment to the work I was doing in the community. Because it taught me that I could sit in church and pray all I want but I won't be fulfilling the Lord's will unless I am doing the lord's work. I can't help thinking that a GOP candidate who did such explicit Jesus-talk during a campaign speech would roil the waters among some Democrats who would object that we are not electing a pastor-in-chief. By the way, in a speech all about religion, he tossed out the phrase that Mitt Romney did not when he gave his speech about faith back when he was a GOP candidate. That phrase: "...as well as nonbelievers..." Yeah, it was a sop, but it was an acknowledgment of the breadth of diversity of belief and non. A couple of other fai ... |
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