Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Blog #1



            In his speech, Obama speaks to a very closed-minded group of liberals. Obama places his focus of the speech on his beliefs. He does not believe in basing laws off of religious beliefs. He believes that laws should be based off of shared values of the people. He also mentions that people should agree with him, based on their own beliefs. Obama claims to be a Christian, but does support abortion. Mr. Keyes says “Obama says he’s a Christian, but supports the destruction of innocent and sacred life.” Mr. Keyes says this because of the democratic standpoint of abortion.  Mr. Keyes also makes a critical statement that Jesus Christ would not have voted for Barack Obama. Obama states the importance of, and places importance of conservation. He focuses on the separation of church and state. Obama makes a strong statement, “faith does not mean that you don’t have doubts.” Obama speaks of his own religious experience, comparing black churches and their history to modern churches. It was not until after college that Obama dedicated his life to Christ. He also advises that politics are not all about the religious morals and values. He supports this by stating, “Folks tend to forget that during our founding, it wasn’t the atheists or the civil libertarians who were the most effective champions of the First Amendment.” Obama speak to the people about how they are “tired of seeing faith as a tool of attack” rather than bringing people together under one god. 

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