Posted by
Jason Cunningham on Friday, January 02, 2009 11:57:31 PM
So the Library of Congress wants churches, synagogues and mosques across America to preserve, via print, audio or video, any and all sermons or other "passionate speeches" concerning Barack Obama in the lead-up to his inauguration. Gimme a break.
I understand the desire to preserve certain things for posterity's sake; my problem here is that houses of worship are not supposed to be used for political PR. Perhaps I can't speak as well for non-Christian religions (since I'm a Christian), but I'm pretty sure that all houses of worship -- Christian churches, for sure -- are supposed to be about connecting God and people, strengthening the bond between the Creator and His creation. Not that political candidates or other public figures can't be mentioned in church -- I think they can be -- but the mission of the Christian church, at least, is clear: reach people with God's message. Time spent doing anything else is wasted, and if there's any person in American history whom we don't need more souvenirs regarding, it's Obama.