Comments on: Religious notes on Obama’s inauguration http://notaboutreligion.com/2009/01/20/religious-notes-on-obamas-inauguration/ An intelligent, open-minded discussion of belief and non-belief...for entertainment purposes only. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:36:03 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: kenedy http://notaboutreligion.com/2009/01/20/religious-notes-on-obamas-inauguration/comment-page-1/#comment-46 kenedy Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:54:16 +0000 http://notaboutreligion.com/?p=313#comment-46 Just to let you know, everyone is hating on Obama, including you, but you can't change the fact that you LOST, and he's your new president. Don't forget when he sends your 18 year older a check for college, or when he makes sure you can get a job, because you sure as heck need it, you'll be thankful. Just wait and see!! : ^ ( Just to let you know, everyone is hating on Obama, including you, but you can’t change the fact that you LOST, and he’s your new president. Don’t forget when he sends your 18 year older a check for college, or when he makes sure you can get a job, because you sure as heck need it, you’ll be thankful. Just wait and see!! : ^ (

]]> By: kevind http://notaboutreligion.com/2009/01/20/religious-notes-on-obamas-inauguration/comment-page-1/#comment-38 kevind Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:54:10 +0000 http://notaboutreligion.com/?p=313#comment-38 You ask "was it really necessary for him to say 'in the words of scripture'?" I will offer my opinion. This technique is utilized - and has been utilized a number of times by Obama in the past - as a deceptive technique to 'tie' non-biblical teachings to scripture. Using this technique - Obama leads people to believe that his platform positions are aligned to scripture. 'to quote scripture ... we all deserve a chance to pursue our full measure of happiness'. I do not believe that pursuing 'full measure of hapiness' is scriptural. I think it sounds more aligned to me to Anton LaVey's 'The Whole of the Law is Do What Thou Whilst'. It's deceptive. I am quite suprised that someone would ever use God's word to deceive : ) You ask “was it really necessary for him to say ‘in the words of scripture’?” I will offer my opinion.

This technique is utilized – and has been utilized a number of times by Obama in the past – as a deceptive technique to ‘tie’ non-biblical teachings to scripture. Using this technique – Obama leads people to believe that his platform positions are aligned to scripture. ‘to quote scripture … we all deserve a chance to pursue our full measure of happiness’.

I do not believe that pursuing ‘full measure of hapiness’ is scriptural. I think it sounds more aligned to me to Anton LaVey’s ‘The Whole of the Law is Do What Thou Whilst’.

It’s deceptive. I am quite suprised that someone would ever use God’s word to deceive : )

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