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February 05, 2009

Sacred Secularism



Sacred Secularism

The American Spectator

Many folks have pointed out that Barack Obama has been treated by his supporters in and out of the media like a new messiah, the savior, the chosen one. Many other folks, including me, thought that this was not only sacrilegious but a case of downright overblown rhetorical politics. Now I'm not so sure.

After witnessing some of the inaugural high-jinks -- including the shabby treatment of George W. Bush -- I tried to be magnanimous, remembering the relief I felt when the reign of Bill Clinton ended and the GOP had regained the White House. Then I recalled how those of us who supported our 43rd president were scorned as "Bush-bots" and worse.

Well, it's one thing to be a supporter, or even a sycophant, it's quite another to view our Commander-in-Chief as an object of sacred adoration, even for liberals. But convinced as I now am that liberals regard government as their primary religion, the pronouncements of Obama as a God-like figure are right on the money.

At first this worship took the form of a schoolgirl crush, where 21st-century bobbysoxers swooned at his campaign rallies and chesty women jiggled in rapture at the mere sound of his name. This was easy enough to laugh off in this age of comparing people of note to "rock stars," where adolescent girls plaster their bedroom walls with beefcake photos of their idols.

But this teenybopper infatuation soon morphed into something more sinister, assuming cult-like qualities. Eerie videos featuring angelic children singing psalms (note the hands crossed over the breast, a traditional prayer posture) to their leader and even more creepy, youths clad in paramilitary gear giving praise to the Big O; chanting inspirational lines like, "Obama's health care plan will simplify paperwork for providers."

After the iconic inauguration festivities, the worship segued into the bizarre, with scads of so-called celebrities making saccharine "pledges" to their Dear One. This truly noxious video features promises "to smile more" and "to never give anyone the finger when I'm driving again." At one point, former NFLer Michael Strahan curiously vows "to consider myself an American, not an African-American." The paean ends with a pledge "to be a servant to our president and to all mankind." One can only take these devout folks at their word and trust that these vows will continue to be fulfilled should a mere mortal assume the throne.
All of this would be humorous were it not so ominous. Those who spent the last eight years reveling in comparisons of George W. Bush to Adolf Hitler might want to examine the parallels between their sworn devotion to their leader and those of the National Socialists and their use of "religion" as a tool to promote their agenda.

Perhaps the best illustration of this is a new website launched by Norman Lear and his buddies at the Christian-bashing People for the American Way. Now, you'd think that after finally realizing their dream of banishing the GOP from the White House and the majority on Capitol Hill, those on the left would be gracious in victory and leave the Religious Right to lick their wounds. But that's not how our liberal friends operate. To rub further salt into the wound, they've repulsively named their site, Born Again American.

Although its main purpose seems to be promoting a dreary, complaint-rock folk song by Keith Carradine, the site claims that it is "committed to the rebirth and re-expression of citizenship through informed and thoughtful activism." This activism it seems, would make Hitler and the boys happy, suggesting as it does that citizenship should supersede divine worship: Carradine's bio at the site brags, "my bible is the Bill of Rights."

Even more sickening is a video of Lear delivering an oration on his love for the Declaration of Independence, bemoaning the fact that "you don't feel a lot of sacred honor in our country today." He goes on to call laughter "a spiritual experience," and claims that music and laughter are God's proof that "we are one."

Now call us Christians crazy -- our Lord predicted that this would be the case -- but we have all the proof we need from God every time we contemplate the Cross, and none of the secular alternatives in the world will ever separate us from that belief. We also believe that those who risked their sacred honor to found this country, would recoil in horror that Americans would someday bow down in homage to its government, and worse, to its president.


Wild Thing's comments...........

Excellent article!

I have never seen anything like these last two years. It by pased all the years of the media defending Bill and Hillary of their many crimes ( travelgate, FBI fiiles, Chinagate, filegate etc. ).


....Thank you Mark for sending this to me.

Mark
3rd Mar.Div. 1st Battalion 9th Marine Regiment
1/9 Marines aka The Walking Dead
VN 66-67


Posted by Wild Thing at February 5, 2009 05:40 AM

Comments

This is a great read. Thanks Chrissie and Mark!

Posted by: James M at February 5, 2009 06:16 AM

Has anyone heard or seen pictures of obama going to church the since the Coronation ? This too, was another front, a posed for 'the masses'. This too worked on the evangelicals too, alot of them voted for this phony.

The typical obama voter, proves the point that for the last 40 years the democrats have created a bunch of useless lemmings, zombies who march on command, dependant on government, can mouth the words 'Yes we can' without even understanding what they are saying, and vote for a tyrant without batting an eye, faint when the messiah comes near and NOW are filled with good cheer,(for until reality smacks them in the head) all because of the usurper has been elevated to President.

Posted by: Mark at February 5, 2009 07:48 AM

I thought Obama Been Lyin was one of the Three Magi too following the yonder crescent moon?

Posted by: darthcrUSAderworldtour07 at February 5, 2009 08:04 AM

This is despicable. He is NOT God, he claims to care for us all, but really doesn't. He is already abusing his power, but his party is the party of entitlements, so those who have lived on them for generations will continue to vote for people like this because they feel the gravy train will be shut off for them. He doesn't even know what the Presidents job truly is. Has he even prayed for guidance and wisdom? I doubt it.

Posted by: Lynn at February 5, 2009 08:14 AM

I did a post yesterday on the organizations that have popped up since the cult of the O started. It is not comforting in any way esp. for those of us old enough to have been brought up on the stories from our parents about the 30's and 40's. Too bad the kids these days are not being taught actual history in government schools and Institutions of Higher Learning. Instead they are mostly being spoonfed Marxism and the glories of socialism.

Posted by: yankeemom at February 5, 2009 09:10 AM

Jim Jones, David Koresh. People worried about these cult leaders. Very few seem to worry about Obama though. The 95% Blacks, Hollywood and most of the media will stick by him, but I think he is going to screw up so badly that in four years his reelection will be in serious trouble.

Posted by: TomR at February 5, 2009 12:33 PM

Thanks WT and Mark, give him enough rope to hang himself and those around him and he surely will do that, I can't willingly support him or his agenda, he set ideals that are unachievable even in Utopia, once the minions wake up and find he's greased all the big wheels and pissed on all the rest there will be repercussions.

Posted by: Jack at February 5, 2009 01:32 PM

People get really mad when I say this but it's the truth. People don't want actual "change" or "leadership" they want promises of change and leadership. Nowhere is this more true in the so called "black community" their "leaders" promise to give them everything, but in reality what they're doing is telling them they can't make it without them whitey's system is against you. These Leaders don't want other Blacks to get out of this cycle and make a better life for themselves because then they don't need "leaders" anymore. The "black community" is a violent communist regime. The "leaders" go back on their hollow promises and then blame America, The Man, or just Whitey it works both ways too that way the people stay angry and they keep going back to the very cause of their problems the "leaders." They use this orwellian tactic to maintain their power and they are the biggest racists and modern-day slaveowners. That's why I'm a Conservative I like being in control of My Own Life and pursuing my own goals. Achievement is one of the greatest highs you can feel.

Posted by: JohnE PFC U.S. Army at February 5, 2009 05:18 PM

Achievement is one of the greatest highs you can feel. Good point John, that and catching a 5# bass on a 3# flyrod.

Posted by: Mark at February 5, 2009 06:42 PM

Posted by: Les at February 5, 2009 07:35 PM

"I said... I said ... I say that more chickens have been consumed boy since January 20th than in our entire...I said entire history as a nation!"
- Eat the other white meat & even peanut butter 2009!

Posted by: Fog Horn Leg Horn at February 6, 2009 08:03 AM