OBAMA: HIGH PRIEST OF THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT
By Harmony Grant
18 Nov 08
Pundits rejoice that the reign of the “religious right” is
over. The Bush administration is accused of using government to push
religious dogmas—something Obama will never do, of course.
Those who demand “church/state separation” especially
exult, but a majority of Americans also celebrate Obama’s victory.
Yet Obama will enforce his own "religion" from the White
House. Beliefs will still be pushed, metaphysical claims endorsed.
Obama did not run on a platform of limited government, individual
rights, and maximum individual freedom. No, his entire campaign exalts
the idea of a progressive, multiracial nation sewn together by a
government which will not tolerate hate or bias.
Whose hate or bias, you ask? Thanks for asking. That’s the
problem. One man’s backwoods bias is another’s abomination.
And if you haven’t read the Federalist
Papers, I can assure
you that the realm of beliefs is supposed to be a hands-off zone
for lawmakers in DC.
If Barack Obama had run on a platform of restricted government and
maximum individual freedom—an agenda created by none other
than our Founding Fathers—then this truly would be a time of
change. But it isn’t. His “progressive” agenda
is just as faith-based, and far more dangerous, than anything of
which our current President is accused.
Barack Obama’s “religion” is the religion of social
elites who want to engineer a perfect society. Its main believers
espouse the Jewish concept of “tikkun olam,” or “repairing
the world.” They believe fundamental aspects of human nature
can be manipulated to, among other things, equalize the genders,
races, and nations—and that this should be done as soon as
possible. To do this they must outlaw various beliefs and value statements
that many people, especially traditionally religious people, firmly
embrace. But that in itself is a value statement. It is a belief
system.
This is where “anti-hate” laws come in. Ultimately,
they don’t just create new categories of crime and crime victims.
They are used to silence words even when a violent crime is not attached.
That’s the precedent from Europe, Canada and Australia. Concocted
by the same Jewish activists who leap on any Christian involvement
in government, this is the ultimate witch’s brew of church/state
mingling.
Determining proper moral beliefs about society and God is the role
of priests and prophets. It is a religious endeavor that requires
metaphysical claims and leaps of faith. Obama’s administration
comes fully equipped with politically correct religious claims based
on humanist faith and rejection of traditionalist religion. These
claims are incredibly more popular than traditional “fundamentalism” with
blue state and urbanized Americans. Thank you, powerful leftist media
and culture. But humanist claims’ popularity doesn’t
make them any more true or certain. Indeed, they may be far less true or certain than the traditional response to homosexuality, teen
sex, nationalism, abortion, or other contentious topics. Either way,
these are questions about which priests—not prosecutors—should
make definitive statements. And no one, neither priest nor prophet,
should be allowed to silence those who disagree.
The most dangerous comingling of church and state in our day doesn’t
come from evangelicals. It comes from liberal elitists who believe
their “secular” grip on reality is so certain it can’t
be classified as religious. Elitists like our new President believe
the dogmas of anti-racism, anti-homophobia, anti-sexism, anti-anti-Semitism,
etc. are so certain that people should be made to observe them. Elites
see these as non-religious necessities for a united, progressive
society.
The most dangerous religion is the one that can convince people
it’s something else. And that religion is about to move into
the White House.
Harmony Grant writes and edits for National Prayer Network, a Christian/conservative
watchdog group.
Let the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith teach you how they
have saddled 45 states with hate laws capable of persecuting Christians: http://www.adl.org/99hatecrime/intro.asp.
Learn how ADL took away free speech in Canada and wants to steal
it now in the U.S. Congress. Watch Rev. Ted Pike's Hate
Laws: Making Criminals of Christians at video.google.com.
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