Posted by
Jason Cunningham on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 9:15:43 PM
The hullabaloo over President-elect Obama's choice of Pastor Rick Warren to give the inauguration invocation is a sure sign of several things: 1.) many Americans have an exceedingly warped idea of what constitutes inappropriate church-state interaction; 2.) liberals apparently don't realize that Obama's brand of "change" -- the emergence of "unity" and "postpartisanship" -- requires, umm ... gosh, it should be so obvious, I'm amazed I have to point it out ... reaching out to those with whom you disagree; and 3.) a strong dislike for all things God.
As to item 1.), see my previous entry titled "Liberal Myths: Church-State Separation." 'Nuff said.
Concerning 2.): All the campaign drivel from liberals about "getting past partisan politics," "reaching across the aisle" and "inclusion" appears to be just that -- drivel. I'm hardly an Obama fan, but I give him credit for at least having the guts to include someone with whom he has marked disagreements on prominent social issues. Obama's liberal constituents, however, seem to not realize that "inclusion" means, um, including.
Re: 3.): This should be blatantly obvious to every sentient being in the universe. "God?? In the inauguration??? You mean, actually mentioning a God other than Obama?? Are you nuts?" This, of course, has much to do with 1.), and, intriguingly, lines up well with atheist crackpot Michael Newdow's latest attempt to remove the Almighty from public discourse.