Barack Obama Takes Swipe at Religious Right

At the annual national meeting of the United Church of Christ, one of the most liberal denominations in the world, Democratic Senator and Presidential candidate Barack Hussein Obama took a swipe at the religious right in a speech before the assembly.

Speaking before an enthusiastically supportive crowd, Obama stated that the religious right had used faith to divide Americans rather than bring us together.

He then used some of the religious right's key issues such as prayer in schools, abortion, and homosexual marriage to lash out at evangelicals, all of which supposedly further proves their 'divisiveness.'

Perhaps we should take a closer look at the beliefs of the United Church of Christ, which supposedly represents the Senator's belief system and faith.

The United Church of Christ (not to be confused with the conservative Churches of Christ) is a mainline Christian denomination that has strayed far from its core doctrines, as have most of the so-called 'mainline' Protestant denominations.

For example, the United Church of Christ (designated as the 'UCC') participates in 'the Jesus Project' and its predecessor 'The Jesus Seminar'--a consortium of ultra-liberal scholars who state not only that Jesus did not speak upwards of 85% of what is attributed to Him in the New Testament, but that Jesus in all likelihood did not even exist as a historical figure.

Thus, I would like to ask the good Senator, which has been more divisive--the fact that millions of evangelicals denounce the slaughter of unborn children, or the fact that his own denomination overtly attacks the faith of millions of Catholics, conservative Protestants, and independent Christians?

In addition, the United Church of Christ is long-known for its support of liberal political initiatives, including denouncing the U.S. military and its use in war, the support for women who choose to have abortions, the opposition to school prayer, in spite of the fact that across the globe and right here in America drastic accommodations are being made to MUSLIMS who wish to pray.

The UCC also openly supports gay marriage and allows openly gay clergy to serve as Pastors of its churches.

Do they have a right to these views? Of course they do. This is a free country, and any group, religious, private, or otherwise, has the right to make its own rules and endorse whatever lifestyle or set of beliefs it wishes.

But this is not the point. B. Hussein Obama said that evangelical Christianity is divisive because it supports a traditional view of marriage, denounces the removal of corporate prayer from schools as an anti-Christian motivated tactic, and supports those policies in society and in government that uphold and honor the sacredness of human life.

Perhaps the good Senator also thinks that evangelicals are divisive because they insist that Jesus Christ was a real person and that the Bible is to be taken seriously as the definitive authority on faith for Christians.

Thus, when you hear B. Hussein Obama, Presidential candidate for the Democrats, speak about those awful members of the religious right, remember that this is the man that voted AGAINST allowing medical care and life-support to be given to babies who survive botched abortion attempts.

The man has ZERO credibility when it comes to matters of faith.

And it is highly doubtful that the UCC can call itself 'Christian' with integrity.

Methodist Leader--U.S. Flag Like Nazi Swastika

Washington, DC (TLS). As we have previously reported on The Liberty Sphere,
'mainline' Christian denominations in America today have little if anything to do with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Most of the so-called 'mainline denominations' are nothing more than outposts for Leftwing political propaganda that is then passed off as 'the message of Jesus.'

For example, Barack Hussein Obama's denomination, the United Church of Christ, is officially part of 'the Jesus Seminar,' and the 'Jesus Project,' which flatly deny that Christ spoke 90% of what is attributed to Him in the New Testament. They also question if Jesus was even a historical figure.

This week the leader of the United Methodist Church and Society stated that the U.S. Flag is like the Nazi Swastika. This point was made when the man was attempting to defend his contention that the U.S. Flag has no place in public worship, that it should not even be displayed in a sanctuary of worship at all.

My friends, the lunatic Leftwing fringe has infiltrated mainline Christian denominations!

Read this story about the statements of Rev. Clayton Childers on the flag:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55758

The Fall of American Protestantism

Washington, DC (TLS). American Protestantism as we once knew it is dead. What was known as 'mainline Protestant denominations' in America have fallen so far away from their spiritual heritage that it is a mistake to refer to their present ideology as 'spiritual' or 'Christian.' A new book that is making its rounds in certain circles should put to rest any doubt that mainline Protestantism is gone.

A book entitled 'American Empire and the Commonwealth of God' has been published by John Knox Press, the publishing arm of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. The book refers to America as 'demonic' and proceeds to direct every single term of derision known in the English language against the United States. In fact, the authors claim that the U.S. is a Nazi nation and poses the single biggest threat to the security of the world on the planet.

In spite of the fact that the book purports to be written by 'theologians' and 'scholars,' one is hard-pressed to believe it since they are so obviously out of touch with the real world. Apparently these Einsteins have never heard of Fidel Castro, Kim Jong Il, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Osama bin Laden, Al Qaeda, or Hezbollah.

Oh, I forgot. The common stance among America's so-called 'intelligentsia' today is that Hezbollah is not a terrorist organization but a group of 'freedom fighters.'

And I suppose they would think that Hitler was just a nice guy who happened to like skeletons.

For a group that claims to be among America's finest intellects to suggest that America is more dangerous to the world than the individuals and groups listed above should be enough not only to dismiss the entirety of their work but to issue an urgent appeal for them to be evaluated by a psychiatric professional. Their charge is so far over the top that serious-minded people will find it difficult to lend credibility to anything they say.

And hence, the fall of American Protestantism. Mainline Protestant churches for years have fallen victim to every single Leftwing extremist contention known to mankind. In fact, when one visits the average congregation among the mainline churches, one is apt to hear a sermon about how dreadful America is, how government needs to expand to take care of the 'poor, needy, and sick,' and that anytime we defend ourselves against thugs who wish to blow up the world we are 'warmongering.' Precious little of the Christian Gospel that was once preached from these very pulpits in the 18th, 19th, and even part of the 20th centuries is heard today in these churches.

Since the mid-1960s it has been widely speculated that one of the key reasons for the massive decline in membership among mainline Protestant churches is their close association with Liberal politics. As more religious propaganda began to pour from the mouths of pulpiteers who equated the teachings of Christ to the politics of the extremist Left, more and more members headed for the hills. For example, from 1965 until 1985, the United Methodist Church lost upwards of 9 million members. The United Presbyterian Church, which merged with the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. to form the Presbyterian Church, USA, has lost over 5 million members. The declines are also most pronounced in the United Church of Christ (to which Barack Hussein Obama belongs), the Disciples of Christ, and the Episcopal Church.

The rank and file members of these extremist Leftwing religious organizations apparently had no stomach for the liberal political propaganda they were hearing week by week.

Interestingly, while the mainline Protestant churches were in a free-fall in membership, evangelical Christian groups such as the Southern Baptist Convention, the Assemblies of God, the Presbyterian Church in America (the conservative Presbyterians), and Charismatic and Pentecostal groups grew like wildfire.

The situation within the United Methodist Church became so critical that the denomination began to try various means, beginning in the late 1980s, to stem the tide of membership losses. Interestingly, one of the top suggestions that came from the lay people is that less power needed to be concentrated in the clergy and more power given to the laity, which would result in a much more conservative church. From the point of view of the laity, clergy persons who had been educated at the denomination's ultra-liberal seminaries and theological schools were the ones responsible for the decline--because they preached purely a social gospel based upon Leftwing politics.

Interestingly, one of the authors of 'American Empire and the Commonwealth of God' is a professor at Drew University and Theological Seminary--a United Methodist institution. The book was on sale by the United Methodist Publishing House at a national conference on evangelism last month, but the overwhelming majority of United Methodists who attended passed up the book and opted instead to buy material that was more in line with a traditional understanding of the faith.

This is not at all surprising, given the fact that the authors of the book explicitly gave their support to any cause that would bring about the demise of the 'evil American fascist empire,' such as Cuba, Iran, and Venezuelan Communist dictator Hugo Chavez, who referred to President Bush as 'the devil.' Apparently the authors of this book agree with him.

No longer can the citizens of this country sit still while subversive Leftists who infest the faculties of America's theological schools, and their churches, mount a continued assault on American liberty, free-thought, and free enterprise in the name of religion. The Liberty Sphere believes that ultimate evil is embodied in anti-freedom. Thus, if there is any evil afoot in America today, it is the propaganda of America's mainline Protestant churches that espouse a Liberal, Socialistic Communist political agenda in the name of the Lord.

That, my friends, is blasphemy.

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