A document titled “Obama winning the faith vote” just landed in God-o-Meter’s inbox, courtesy of the Obama camp’s faith outreach director. God-o-Meter wonders whether this might be a case of deceptive labeling. What appeared to be Obama’s early advantage among religious voters in South Carolina, where his biggest margin of victory was among frequent churchgoers, has turned out to be evidence of his strength among African American voters, who tend to be highly religious. But as the Gallup Poll’s Frank Newport recently noted, Obama’s off-the-charts African American support is likely due much more to race than religion.
Here’s a small sampling of the data the Obama folks are circulating. Notice that it’s only in states with big African American populations, like Maryland and Louisiana, that Obama is winning religious Christians:
Arizona
• 51% of those who attend church more than weekly voted for Obama (47% HRC)
• 56% of those who affiliated themselves with a religion other than Christianity, Islam or Judaism
voted for Obama (40% HRC)
• 50% of White voters who affiliate themselves with a religion other than Christianity or Judaism
voted for Obama (47% HRC)
California
• 50% of those who do not attend church voted for Obama (31% HRC)
• 54% of those who affiliated themselves with a religion other than Christianity, Islam or Judaism
voted for Obama (40% HRC)
• 60% of White voters who affiliate themselves with a religion other than Christianity or Judaism
voted for Obama (30% HRC)
• 49% of those who described themselves as Jewish voted for Obama (47% HRC)
Louisiana
• 66% of those who attend church more than weekly voted for Obama (28% HRC)
• 56% of those who attend church weekly voted for Obama (39% HRC)
• 58% of those who attend church monthly voted for Obama (32% HRC)
• 46% of those who attend church a few times a year voted for Obama (41% HRC)
• 58% of those who described themselves as Protestant voted for Obama (32% HRC)
• 51% of those who described themselves as Catholic voted for Obama (43% HRC)
• 65% of those who affiliated themselves with a religion other than Christianity or Judaism voted
for Obama (32% HRC)
Maryland
• 67% of those who attend church more than weekly voted for Obama (20% HRC)
• 59% of those who attend church weekly voted for Obama (36% HRC)
• 58% of those who attend church monthly voted for Obama (40% HRC)
• 54% of those who attend church a few times a year voted for Obama (43% HRC)
• 51% of those who described themselves as Protestant voted for Obama (44% HRC)
• 74% of those who described themselves as Christian but not Protestant or Catholic (21% HRC)
• 61% of those who affiliated themselves with a religion other than Christianity, Islam or Judaism
voted for Obama(39% HRC)
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posted February 28, 2008 at 8:32 am
When you compare what Obama literally believes and does with his “Church” life and voting record, you see that his religion is far different than what Peter, Paul, James, Jude and John thought about “their” Christianity. And Jesus? He taught that tax collectors should repent, and that marriage was a man and a woman. And abortion??!! “Go and sin no more,” should cover that one too.
The last thing that a political idealogue like Obama wants a Christian to do is to include him in their “Testing all things.” He would rather hide his abominations behind the word “racism.” That is why he is reaching out to the gullible youth and knee-jerk reactionaries in the inner-cities. (It’s OK to be honest isn’t it?)
posted February 29, 2008 at 3:10 pm
No. because he hardly speaks about it…I think he believes in himself and uses his “religion” to appeal to the Christians which are a majority of the US.
You do not hear how God has impacted his life..how his faith will be used in his decisions. and Pro-choice is not in alignment with his faith.
So I believe he takes his faith very, very lightly, if at all.
Woe, to us believers for if a man does not have a moral compass from which to draw from, he will be like the wind…dependent on media opinion, public opinion, etc.
Therefore, I believe that we are, as a nation, in trouble for the future.
posted February 29, 2008 at 4:52 pm
I belief that Mr.Barak Obama is the winning the vote – He is the one that voted for.Let continue to bless him many more to come.