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President Obama Denounces ‘Less-than-Loving’ Christians at Easter Prayer Breakfast
Mediaite.com ^ | 12:43 pm, April 7th, 2015 | by Matt Wilstein

Posted on 04/07/2015 10:29:30 AM PDT by drewh

Towards the end of his speech at Tuesday morning’s Easter Prayer Breakfast, President Barack Obama appeared to veer off script to make some comments that implicitly referenced the fierce debate that has been raging over the last week about “religious freedom” laws in Indiana, Arkansas and elsewhere.

“On Easter, I do reflect on the fact that as a Christian, I am supposed to love,” Obama said. “And I have to say that sometimes when I listen to less-than-loving expressions by Christians, I get concerned.” As the crowd began to murmur, the president backed off, saying, “But that’s a topic for another day.”

“I was about to veer off,” he explained. “I’m pulling it back.”

“Where there is injustice we defend the oppressed,” Obama said, returning to his prepared remarks. “Where there is disagreement, we treat each other with compassion and respect. Where there are differences, we find strength in our common humanity, knowing that we are all children of God.”

The moment drew the attention of Fox News, which played this section of the speech on air. “The divisiveness over some issues coming up, but not Christians under attack around the world,” Martha MacCallum noted, referring to the recent attack on a Kenya university that explicitly targeted Christians.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: christians; easter; obamaeaster; obamaspeech; prayerbreakfast
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To: paterfamilias

Does seem real weird that this harper-on-love has nothing to remember about Rev. Wrong. Shouldn’t this guy have been gagging him out big time if he is sincere?


41 posted on 04/07/2015 11:02:08 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Constitution Day

And let’s not forget Christians on high horses.

He is the messiah after all.


42 posted on 04/07/2015 11:04:54 AM PDT by aquila48
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To: drewh

Hey Ø, if there are many ways to Heaven as you seem to believe then Jesus’ death was MEANINGLESS.


43 posted on 04/07/2015 11:05:46 AM PDT by bjorn14 (Woe to those who call good evil and evil good. Isaiah 5:20)
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To: GeronL

Obama is so ignorant of genuine Christianity that he quotes the first murderer, Cain, for a summary of his faith.

When Obama says, “I am my brother’s keeper”, he is not expressing a genuine Christian value. Perhaps he does not know that the Hebrew word for “keeper” refers to a keeper of livestock, a herdsman or a shepherd. The keeper of a herd or a flock does not do so out of his love for animals. Instead, his end is to slaughter his cattle and shear his sheep.

Even worse, perhaps he is not ignorant, and he does know that, because that’s pretty much how Obama and the ruling elite view the rest of humanity.


44 posted on 04/07/2015 11:09:46 AM PDT by Skepolitic
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To: drewh

Seems like it would be hard to call yourself Christian,& yet not understand the basic premises of Christianity.


45 posted on 04/07/2015 11:11:21 AM PDT by oldtech
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To: Skepolitic

bump


46 posted on 04/07/2015 11:11:36 AM PDT by GeronL (CLEARLY CRUZ 2016)
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To: drewh

You mean christians denouncing islam as fake is intolerant. Wrong that’s truth..obamma thinks christianity should adalt his ideas of what live is..


47 posted on 04/07/2015 11:11:53 AM PDT by aces (Jesus Saves not Society)
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To: drewh
So, I’m rooted in the Christian tradition. I believe that there are many paths to the same place

Not exactly a pillar of Christian faith, I'd say.


48 posted on 04/07/2015 11:21:40 AM PDT by 867V309 (Boehner is the new Pelosi)
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To: drewh
Obama said, returning to his prepared remarks. “Where there is disagreement, we treat each other with compassion and respect.
Where there are differences, we find strength in our common humanity, knowing that we are all children of God.”


49 posted on 04/07/2015 11:23:31 AM PDT by Slyfox (I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just: that his justice cannot sleep for ever)
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To: aquila48

No one should be on a higher horse than he.


50 posted on 04/07/2015 11:26:32 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: drewh

I despise this man!


51 posted on 04/07/2015 11:29:41 AM PDT by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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To: drewh

“Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.” Romans 12:9


52 posted on 04/07/2015 12:09:52 PM PDT by Jedidah
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To: BenLurkin
I have a deep faith. So I draw from the Christian faith.

Faith has to have an object. So what(or whom) is the object of his alleged 'deep faith'? His statement of '...I draw from the Christian faith' tells my his 'deep faith' has no object at all. It is at best intellectual and most likely fraud for public consumption only.

I don't ever remember him mentioning Jesus by name.

53 posted on 04/07/2015 12:14:41 PM PDT by tbpiper
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To: DonaldC

Actually four cities. Sodom, Gomorrah, Zeboim and Admah.

Zoar was spared because LOT went there, then left quick.


54 posted on 04/07/2015 12:17:35 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar ( NEVER trust a politician with your firearm rights!)
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To: drewh

Beware of someone who is convinced he is the smartest person in the room.


55 posted on 04/07/2015 12:21:19 PM PDT by JimSEA
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To: drewh

If he’s a christian, I’m the 13th apostle.


56 posted on 04/07/2015 12:58:43 PM PDT by longfellow (Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
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To: BenLurkin
I believe that there are many paths to the same place

John 14:6New International Version (NIV)

6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."

57 posted on 04/07/2015 1:04:33 PM PDT by SVTCobra03 (You can never have enough friends, horsepower or ammunition.)
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To: drewh

He purposely conflates love and liberty in order to propagate a decidedly anti-Christian message.


58 posted on 04/07/2015 1:06:04 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: drewh

I got a “less than loving” expression for this arrogant dork


59 posted on 04/07/2015 1:07:11 PM PDT by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: BenLurkin
OBAMA: I find it hard to believe that my God would consign four-fifths of the world to hell.

Matthew 7:14King James Version (KJV)

14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

60 posted on 04/07/2015 1:08:29 PM PDT by SVTCobra03 (You can never have enough friends, horsepower or ammunition.)
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