I think it’s satire. At Smith College (should the ‘o’ in the student newspaper name be replaced with ‘ap’? just asking!) tweaking the Obamaites for similarities to the disfavored protestant evangelicals might be the only way to effectively attack Obama and get it published.
Back it up to the first page. Here’s some of it:
“Obama is my homeboy. And I’m not saying that because he’s black - I’m saying that in reference to those Urban Outfitters t-shirts from a couple years ago that said, “Jesus is my homeboy.” Yes, I just said it. Obama is my Jesus.
“While you may be overtly religious and find this to be idol-worshipping, or may be overtly politically correct and just know that everything in that sentence could be found offensive, I’m afraid it’s true anyway.”