Al Mohler writes an interesting column today about Michelle Obama's supposed "non-feminist" comments concerning her new appointment as First Lady.
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Michelle Obama Letting Down The Team?
Al Mohler writes an interesting column today about Michelle Obama's supposed "non-feminist" comments concerning her new appointment as First Lady.
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I REALLY like Michelle - and before I read this. I like her story, what I know of her family, her father's story which is very sad but inspiring, if you haven't read. (Had MS for many years - died before they were married, etc.) I think she has real positive influence on Barrack. As Al describes, I think this is one of those intangible things that we're going to see from both of them that stand to do so much GOOD for our country - inspire people to be better people and care about things like family, children, the way they model a mother and father's role. Perhaps they don't turn it all over to Christ and the gospel - but at least they're positive in their values and actions as I see it. If you haven't read about how Barrack takes his role of father, and worked very hard to try and always be home as soon as he could when he was away in DC, etc. - it's just inspiring - to me anyway. (Even Billy Graham has mentioned how terrible of a father he was in his children's years growing up and how they barely knew him.) So this is why, in part, I always cringed when I heard how he was "disqualified" from office, and how much of a monster/baby killer he was over the one abortion issue and all. Looking back on that, even this early - do we still all feel "good" in th e pit of our stomach about those things that were said and how they were said? I'm not saying that sides on the issues were wrong - we're all obviously entitled to our opinions. But again, how they were communicated and the negative hurtful words that were chosen by many?
The man supports partially delivering a baby, sticking a vacuum into the back of it's skull, suctioning out the brains, collapsing the skull, then throwing the body in a dumpster, and I'm supposed to feel bad about saying mean things about him during the election?
lmao, John C.
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And why anybody looks to the President of the United States, whoever that is, for "inspiration" on being a good "father" is absolutely beyond me.
The President of the United States has a job, and roles, for sure, but "inspiring people" to "care about children" is not one of them.
I weep for the future of our country.
Sife: That's why our country still honors with days set aside for presidents Lincoln? Washington? That's why our schools teach lessons about past presidents such as them? Right or wrong, no matter how you like it, our country has always looked up to the office of the presidency as, along with it being a job, one of being a role model, leadership, and family leadership. Look at the Kennedys in the 60s for better or worse? Unfortunately, most have not lived up to much in this area as of recent. If I had to pick between who I'd like my daughter to look up as president, something she WANTS to do by the very nature of how the presidency is taught to our children, I'd sure like to have her look up to someone like Obama rather someone like Bush of the last 8 years. Obviously we put all this in perspective for her and compare it all against Christ who is the ultimate hero to her.
And if you think Obama "supports" all you mention in your statement on the abortion process, I believe you're just dead wrong and you really need to talk to the man. Seriously. Do it. Our government and president is tied to the fact that the very freedoms government must maintain given our current laws and how abortion if viewed within those laws are the same ones that allow you and I to disagree in a public forum, worship a different God if we desire, without being hauled off to prison. If you're going to throw out one man like Obama based on one single criteria of his position as president (notice I said as PRESIDENT, not PERSONALLY) then you might as well just throw out the entire frickin' human race with the bath water while you're at it. Do you do that in your everyday life? Do you ask each and every person you relate to and do business with what their stance on abortion is before you toss them aside as a person to be respected and dealt with? Is this what God does with us? Not hardly.
Open your mind past one single issue dude . . . many people really really really need to do that these days. I personally fear FAR MORE for the very future and reputation (what's left of one anyway) of Christians and Christianity because of what this sort of totally irresponsible thinking and rhetoric has brought upon Christians of all walks and given it all such a bad name. Not that we all need to really worry - - we all know how the story ends! But we all really need to learn how to get along with people in this matter. Rather than vomiting up grotesque images and adhering someone's support to that. That does no good what so ever, and only alienates us further from the true cause we seek to uphold in the end.
"Rather than vomiting up grotesque images"
- To translate that for everyone else: Please don't remind me of the ugly reality of what I voted to help continue.
"And if you think Obama "supports" all you mention in your statement on the abortion process, I believe you're just dead wrong and you really need to talk to the man."
- This, again, is your way of attempt to escape responsibility for the evil that you've helped continue. Obama very much supports it, as highlighted by (a) his voting record, (b) his public statements on the issue and (c) the story poster earlier on this site about how one of his new Administration's first acts will be to reverse a bunch of Bush's attempts to curtail abortion.
I know you really, really, really want to believe it's not true. And you can hope as much as you want. But he does absolutely support it's continuation, and you're only deluding yourself with you hero worship.
You can hide from it now all you want, but you're not going to escape being held to account for it.
We need an edit function to correct typos.
inspire people to be better people and care about things like family, children, the way they model a mother and father's role. Perhaps they don't turn it all over to Christ and the gospel - but at least they're positive in their values and actions as I see it.
Yeah, you're probably right. Obama's cult of personality is better suited to change lives than biblical truth and the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Looking back on that, even this early - do we still all feel "good" in th e pit of our stomach about those things that were said and how they were said?
On the contrary, I regret not speaking out more loudly on the subject.
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I fear for the modern Church, particularly in western nations. We are so willing to compromise that we're losing sight of truth. We're so focused on making ourselves feel good, that we take a narrow view of what God says.
We need revival soon.
We need revival soon.
Sure we do. I don't argue there.
So . . . let's pick no better or more likely place for that to happen than in government, right? Instituted by a souled out born again Christian President. Yep. That'll solve all the problems. No one will ever want an abortion ever again. Right.
So what if government could be run from a Judaeo Christian world view that influenced every decision the president made and on down the line? Just who's version of Christianity would we pick? James Dobson's? Or Al Sharpton's? Or . . . ? (to quote Obama from Audacity of Hope.) Think on that one for awhile.
The role of the president and government is to govern with the influence of morals and truths that are universal to all faiths, including people of no faith.
Sife - have you read or better yet listened to Obama's chapter on "Faith" from the Audacity of Hope? I challenge you to do so if you have not. Hearing the words is even better in my opinion. I think it's hard to make many of the claims they make after listening to that chapter. I can send a copy to you if you wish.
You'll clearly do anything to protect yourself from facing the reality of the fact that you voted to help straight up evil continue. Even if that means engaging in the kind of hero worship that borders on idolatry.
The role of the president and government is to govern with the influence of morals and truths that are universal to all faiths, including people of no faith.
1. The role of the President is to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United State, nothing else.
2. What truths and morals do you see as common across all people?
(Alternatively to #2, which of these supposed universal truths are supported by Obama, but not by other candidates?)
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