My Hopes and Concerns for Obama - John Hagee (I'm in total shock)

[Are_grits_groceries]

The Bible commands that "Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established," (Romans 13:1). So while I endorsed his opponent in the recent presidential election, I fully support Barack Obama as my new President.

I do not offer my good wishes out of religious conviction or civic spirit alone. Throughout the campaign, President Obama conducted himself with civility and grace. All campaigns are filled with scurrilous attacks, and some of President Obama's supporters engaged in such attacks - including many aimed against me personally. Yet not once did I doubt Mr. Obama's wish for a higher standard for political discourse.

I am astonished by those who wonder if evangelical Christians, a majority of whom did not vote for Mr. Obama, want to see our 44th President succeed. Of course we do. We are in the midst of an historic economic crisis and still fighting two foreign wars. We want President Obama to lead this country towards greater peace and prosperity. We not only embrace our new President, we pray fervently for his success

http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/guestvoices/2009/01/my_hopes_and_concerns_for_obam.html

I realize he may not mean a word of it. However, for Hagee to even write this amazes me. I am going to have to lie down. I'm having the vapors.

[Veritas_et_Aequitas]

1. No, I'm sure he means it, but in a holier-than-thou way.

He also probably earnestly prays for Obama's conversion to Christianity.

[Snotcicles]

2. Having the vapors?

Try Beano.

[Are_grits_groceries]

3. Not the definition

of the vapors I mean. :hi:

[TlalocW]

4. This is a the long version of a fundy Betty Bowers type looking with pity at someone and saying

"I'll pray for you."

TlalocW

[Tangerine LaBamba]

5. Hagee can bite me

He's nothing but a suckass hate-mongerer, and that Biblical quote - let's not forget - also applies to our time when Chimpy Fucknuts was squatting in the White House.

Hagee can just fuck off and die, as far as I'm concerned. The world would be a better place without him and his sleazy suckups.

[Ghost in the Machine]

6. kick

:kick:

[DeltaLitProf]

7. Save this, though

This is something to use against fundamentalist "friends" and relatives who berate us about our support for Obama. We can say, "See, even Hagee wants the best for Obama." Maybe it'll shut them up for a few minutes.