Although secular society is supposed to be free from religion, it
doesn't take much examination to see evidence of much religious thought
and sentiment. Consider the reactions of secular news reporters and
broadcasters concerning the president.
"Barack's appeal is
actually messianic... he... communicates God-like energy... What if God
decided to incarnate as men preaching 'hope and change.' And what if
we... let them slip away, not availing ourselves... to be led by God!"
(Barack's appeal is actually messianic, Steve Davis, March 31, 2008,
Journal Gazette).
"This is bigger than Kennedy. . . . This is
the New Testament! I felt this thrill going up my leg. I mean, I don't
have that too often. No, seriously. It's a dramatic event" (Chris
Matthews, MSNBC, February 12, 2008).
"Does it not feel as if
some special hand is guiding Obama on his journey, I mean, as he has
said, the utter improbability of it all?" (Daily Kos, Sat Apr 26, 2008).
"Obama,
to me, must be not just an ordinary human being but indeed an Advanced
Soul, come to lead America out of this mess" (Lynn Sweet, Chicago Sun
Times, March 21, 2008).
"He is not operating on the same plane
as ordinary politicians...the agent of transformation in an age of
revolution, as a figure uniquely qualified to open the door to the 21st
century" ([Former U.S. Senator] Gary Hart, Huffington Post February 13,
2008).
"He is not the Word made flesh, but the triumph of word
over flesh...Obama is, at his best, able to call us back to our highest
selves" ("Obama's Gift", by Ezra Klein. January 3, 2008).
"Obama
has the capacity to summon heroic forces from the spiritual depths of
ordinary citizens and to unleash therefrom a symphonic chorus of unique
creative acts whose common purpose is to tame the soul and alleviate
the great challenges facing mankind" ("Obama: On Toughness and Success
in Politics by Gerald Campbell. First Things First, December 22, 2007).
[The Berean Call:
If so much adulation is accorded an earthly politician, imagine that
generated in response to another leader who is prophesied to come. "And
they worshiped the dragon which gave power to the beast: and they
worshiped the beast, saying, Who is like to the beast? who is able to
make war with him? (Rev 13:4). "...and all the world wondered after the
beast" (Rev 13 :3).]
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