Obama is probably NOT the anti-christ
I tend to be very NOT political. Politicians do what they do, and being mad about that is sorta like being mad the grass is green.
When I was a small lad, (I think it was the 1980 presidential election) I remember asking my mom who she had just cast her vote for, and she told me that was private and that you never had to explain to anyone who you had voted for. That always made an impression on me, and to this day, I am very closed mouthed about who I will (or have) voted for.
Today, I got an email from a high school friend who I reconnected with last year. Now, I am on her email list, where she forwards me dire warnings of computer viruses, various urban legends and poems about Jesus superimposed over huge memory hogging pictures that end with the admonition that if I too love Jesus, I will forward the email to every person I know, post haste. Normally, I just hit the delete button. I am sure you do too.
Today I was informed by an email she forwarded to me that Barak Obama is the anti-christ. Who knew? Maybe he is, I do not know. Heck, for all I know, you are the anti-christ. However, there were a lot of allegations in the email that I have heard again and again and are just plain untrue.
For instance, Barak Obama is NOT a Muslim, radical or any other sort. He is an active, baptized member of the United Church of Christ, a rather liberal mainstrean Christian Church, and has been for over 20 years.
Barak Obama was NOT sworn in to office on a koran. That was Keith Ellison, from Minnesota.
Yes, his middle name is Hussein. So What! One of my best friend’s middle name is Sherman, but that does not mean he burnt Atlanta.
He has NEVER refused to say the Pledge of Allegiance. He has NEVER refused to put his hand over his heart when saying the Pledge. The infamous picture you have no doubt seen was during the singing of the National Anthem. The last football game I went to, well over half the people did not cover their heart with their hand during the singing of the Star Spangled Banner. Many of them went to get beer and peanuts. Give the guy a break, for crying out loud.
His father is NOT from the Middle East. He is from Kenya, which is to the Middle East what Mississippi is to Wisconsin. This I found curious, but if you cannot be bothered to do research, I guess geography is beyond your reach as well.
Look, next time you want to forward me a dire warning about people stealing kidneys, Obama being the Anti-Christ or some dying kid who will get free chemo if I save my coke can tabs, check it out first on Snopes.com. You will save yourself much embarrassment.
For example: http://snopes.com/politics/obama/
Comments
Comment from jennifer
Time February 23, 2008 at 7:43 pm
I couldn’t have said it better…Hugs!
Comment from Kell
Time February 26, 2008 at 4:41 am
Awesome post!
I totally agree with you! I am not voting for him but he would be my second choice and I hate it when people send these forwards on without doing research.
Comment from Shannon Smith
Time February 27, 2008 at 7:59 pm
I had to LOL at your post. I actually have a client who is a publisher of a newspaper email me this stuff all the time. And not only does he email it to me, but half the time he’s emailing it to me as a story he wants me to put in the newspaper. (I do the newspaper layout.)
He should pay me extra for saving his butt all the time and letting him know it is not newsworthy since it’s not true. Now he emails it to me and asks me to “check it out on that site you use” and let him know if it’s true or not.
Comment from Rosie
Time April 15, 2008 at 6:41 pm
So agreed! I’m so tired of people saying, “But he’s a Muslim.” No. He’s not. There’s actually a really awesome article by a Christian professor here: http://blog.beliefnet.com/godspolitics/2008/01/the-truth-about-obamas-faith-b.html
That explains some of the myths about Obama. If you’re going to disagree with him, at least disagree because of something true.
Comment from Vegas
Time July 26, 2008 at 4:26 am
There’s more to the anti-christ thing. I think people are just looking at him being very popular in the USA and abroad. But like I said there’s more to the ant-christ thing than being popular. If that’s the case there is Michael Jackson, Miley Cyrus a/k/a Hannah Montana, etc. There was the Beatles, there are the Rolling Stones. Lots more people lots more popular than Obama, believe it or not.
He has no connection with Rome, etc. Please, read the Bible correctly. We are doing what the Bible tells us not to do, which is bearing false witness and assasinating a man’s character with lies and rumors.
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Comment from Cosmo
Time August 11, 2008 at 7:31 am
The Antichrist Obama and his Pro-Abortion Communist Gestapo will CHANGE USA into USSA - United Socialist States of America.
Comment from Hugh
Time August 11, 2008 at 12:01 pm
@ Cosmo - So… I take it you aren’t voting for Obama, is that it?
Comment from suki red
Time October 4, 2008 at 3:41 pm
I had a freind actually ask me if I thought that who Revelations was reffering to..i had to remind tham that the nation of Islam was not founded til 400 years AFTER The Book of Revelations was written…ooopsy to the dude who doesn’t even know when the Bible was written let alone what it actually says…and Cosmo for just being stupid!
Comment from suki red
Time October 4, 2008 at 4:19 pm
sorry about the spelling errors on above post..laptop keyboard is killing me1
Comment from Chad
Time February 22, 2008 at 10:16 pm
Yes and amen. Think the spammers should actually spend that time praying for truth, instead of spreading lies and gossip. It is the technological form of gossip. But I have even referred my own grandmother to http://www.snopes.com. I am hard core about the truth in e-mails, now onto the other areas of life. Peace Hugh and good thoughts…