Unpacking the 5 faithy moments from Obama's convention speech

[cbayer]

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/09/07/unpacking-the-5-faithy-moments-from-obamas-convention-speech/


September 7th, 2012
12:19 PM ET

By Dan Gilgoff, CNN.com Religion Editor

(CNN) – Barack Obama’s Thursday convention speech contained insights into the president’s faith life and subtle messages to religious voters – if you knew what to listen for.

Here are the five faithy moments I caught. What did I miss?

1. Obama spoke to the evolution of his faith life during his first term, in lines that echoed his speech last year at the National Prayer Breakfast:

"While I'm proud of what we've achieved together, I'm far more mindful of my own failings, knowing exactly what Lincoln meant when he said, 'I have been driven to my knees many times by the overwhelming conviction that I had no place else to go.' "

Obama’s message to religious voters: I pray more than ever and am acutely aware of my limits as a mere mortal.

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[dimbear]

1. There may be a subtlety in this remark. Mormons pray just a tiny bit differently than

the mainline Christian branches do, and this may be an intro into video which just happens to emphasize the difference.

Anything which brings out differences is a plus for Obama.

Or I could be dreaming.

[cbayer]

2. Hmmm... I had not seen it that way, but you could be right.

Then again, it's way too subtle for the targeted audience, lol.