Obama kicks the Bible's ass

[GoodKat]

I'm surprised no one has posted this yet. This is from a 2006 speech, needless to say, I like him a lot more now.

Here is the transcript of the entire speech from his website.

http://www.barackobama.com/2006/06/28/call_to_renewal_keynote_address.php

I'm also really surprised that it wasn't on the news, especially fox.

 

[Spase]

I saw this a long time ago and remember being very impressed that he was willing to stand up and say it.. even if it is a very fair treatment of both sides. By that I mean... it's not like it's actively attacking Christianity... but it's a lot more forceful than I'd expect a politician to pull.

 

[digitalbuddha48]

Ambiguity is religion's best friend, but ambiguity also spawns more religions.

Paradox? You be the judge :lol:

 

[MDL_Iowa]

Heh heh. I guess Obama isn't too bad a guy.

 

[Aught3]

Go-bama! Thanks for the link GK.

 

[doloafing]

DonExodus posted this not long before the elections. I don't mind watching it again.

Great jab at the sermon on the mount ^_^

 

[Otokogoroshi]

It would be so great if after he left political life he admitted he isn't religious <3


Heck I'm just waiting for a politician to run for office who is openly not religious.

 

[ahdkaw]

BLASPHEMER! Arrest that man!

 

[irmerk]

Heck I'm just waiting for a politician to run for office who is openly not religious.

From what I understand, this is practically impossible. The two parties with any chance of winning an election are the Democrats and Republicans, as well as the Independent party with nearly no chance. These two parties are self sustaining parties which vet themselves. This means that the people already in the party who have been approved by earlier members through guidelines and scrutiny of the potential members devotion to the established practices will then put that scrutiny to the new coming members. There is no way for an atheist or someone who does not play by the parties rules to actually come in and change things. If someone has progressive tendencies and devotions, it would just be a threat to the members of the party to allow them in, for they already have their system of corrupt mutual backscratching established and do not want it thwarted. The party will not let people come in who actually want to do stuff for the good of the people unless it suits their goals as well, which is paradoxical because anything a new person would try to do for the people would not suit the corrupt parties. So, I may be wrong, but from what I have come to know, something like this is, again, practically impossible.

Also, it is pretty sad that six or seven states actually still have laws preventing atheists from holding a public office.

 

[Artsysiridean]

I'm also really surprised that it wasn't on the news, especially fox.

Fox doesn't do research. You should know that by now.

 

[Rivius]

Gosh, that was a great speech. It's definitely people like this that we need to lead at this point in time. If everyone could understand one another, there wouldn't be any conflict.

 

[Jotto999]

Considering how badly discriminatory American politics are against nonreligious people, it's pretty impressive that he said that, actually. That's a good sign.