I read this headline a few minutes ago, “White House says Obama is Christian, prays daily,” followed by this lead: “The White House insisted on Thursday that President Barack Obama is a Christian who prays daily as it looked to tamp down growing doubts among Americans about the president’s religion.”
How appalling that with all the ills and issues facing this nation and the world, the President of the United States is placed in a position in which he has to define and justify his religious beliefs, and his staff is forced to that its time to do so as well.
I absolutely don’t care whether our President practices any religion, or for that matter, doesn’t. Those who do, in my view, are generally uninformed, unfocused and a distraction to our government and our nation.
This man has done some great things in the year or so he’s been President. Whether you agree that these accomplishments are, in fact, great doesn’t really matter to me, as they are, at least, momentous and necessary: Health Care, Financial Regulator Reform and Economic Stimulus, to name just a few.
There was a time when we didn’t wear our religions on our sleeves. We didn’t need to then and we certainly don’t need to now.
I don’t think we have the greatest Congress in history these days, or even close to the greatest politicians. But, please guys, stick to your knitting, as they used to say: Run the government and not our personal beliefs.
