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Mark Caserta: Obama distancing America from Christianity
President Barack Obama attempted to level the playing field between Christianity and Islam in a recent speech he delivered in the grand hall of Egypt's Cairo University.
Obama quoted from the Quran twice as he expounded on Islam's glories and rights.
Translated in every major language in the world, President Obama made it clear the United States wants "common ground" and a "new beginning" with the Muslim world.
"I am aware that some question or justify the events of 9/11, " he conceded.
"But let us be clear: Al Qaeda killed nearly 3,000 people on that day."
"It's easier to start wars than to end them," he said. "It's easier to blame others than to look inward; to see what is different about someone than to find things we share. But we should choose the right path, not just the easy path."
So just who does Obama blame for 9/11?
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton, said he considered one of the several "flawed premises" upon which the speech was built, noting America's longstanding alliance with Saudi Arabia as a sign that it's not all tension between the United States and Arab allies.
"This is another Obama blame-America-first moment," Bolton said.
Bolton went on to criticize Obama for what he called "a very hard line against Israeli settlements."
"When you criticize your strongest ally in an environment like that, it is intended to send a message to that ally," he said.
Obama got a standing ovation when he declared, "I consider it part of my responsibility as President of the United States to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear."
Did I miss the speech where President Obama took a similar stance on fighting against negative stereotypes against Christianity?
In fact, Obama treated the National Day of Prayer like the plague, by breaking a presidential tradition of attending a formal early morning service and not attending a large Catholic prayer breakfast the next morning.
Obama was able to rise to the occasion of signing a proclamation honoring the day, which originated in 1952 when Congress set aside the first Thursday in May for the observance.
Distancing himself and the United States from Christianity seems to be high on the president's agenda.
At a press conference in Turkey, President Obama casually rebuked the premise that the United States is a Judeo-Christian nation.
"One of the great strengths of the United States," the President said, "is... we have a very large Christian population -- we do not consider ourselves a Christian nation, or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation. We consider ourselves a nation of citizens who are bound by ideals and a set of values."
Are you kidding me? Who is Obama speaking for?
Obama generally resorts to his architectured "playing to his crowd" delivery which consistently throws the United States under the bus and apologizes for our downfalls in an attempt to politically position himself before leaders of many rogue countries.
In Obamaland, adherence to Christianity is oppressive and politically precarious.
Mark Caserta is a Cabell County resident and a regular contributor to The Herald- Dispatch editorial page.
