"The Pastor and The President"

[Bluerthanblue]

I don't know if this was already posted, but it's worth reading and considering. Thanks.

The conventional wisdom is that the political left in America is suspicious of stories of presidential faith and the political right is suspicious of stories of presidential faith that involve Barack Obama. What we often lose in the crush between the two are those tender, endearing episodes that sometimes arise from a presidency and become treasured in American memory.



There is such a tale and it deserves to be told. It does reveal something of the spirituality of the current American president but it will not impact an election or change political opinions. Obama's critics may deny it. His supporters may exploit it. The cynical may doubt it. Yet, the tale is true and it belongs to us.



It begins with Dr. Joel Hunter, the pastor of Northland Church in Orland, Fla., a man unlikely to be part of a story like Barack Obama's. Hunter was a political conservative who had once been asked to head the Christian Coalition, the advocacy group founded by Pat Robertson. Yet, when Hunter responded publicly and favorably to Obama's "A More Perfect Union" speech in 2008, Obama heard of it and sent the pastor a note. "I'd like to catch up with you someday," he said.



..... continued at...:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-mansfield/president-obama-pastors-joel-hunter_b_1311348.html

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1. Wow. Recommened.

It sounded too good to be true but it's legit.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/features-the-religion-world/2010/07/12/joel-hunters-granddaughter-has-brain-cancer/

[Bluenorthwest]

2. Hunter = Anti Choice and Anti Equality, he is opposed to human rights, in essence.

http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1857140,00.html
Sick of other people's 'faith' dictating our rights. I do not care what Hunter's delusions are. Anti Equality haters are not good people. I guess Joel is more careful than Rush with his lexicon, that's it. Same thing.

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3. All true but this is about a very human interaction and a little girl's death.

[Bluerthanblue]

4. thanks-

you said it better than I ever could.