The Incredible Shrinking God Gap

Americans elected a liar and deceiver as president in our anger, disappointment and frustration with GW.

If Americans think the election of B. Hussein Obama will end racism, bigotry and bias they're incorrect. For black Americans, their votes cast for Obama showed racism on their part - they voted primarily for Obama because he is black; while many white Americans were castigated by the MSM and unending tirades that their NObama vote meant they are racists.

It isn't necessarily so that religious Americans flocked to Obama's camp - except they were deluded and deceived, as NObama's spin reversed, confused, contradicted, and obfuscated his previous positions.

BTW, GOD ain't impressed, oppressed or depressed.

Very often, HIS Loving-kindness allows us to explore forbidden 'social and moral' territories - but not without repercussions and consequences.

9.11, extensive flooding and Katrina will pale in comparison to other coming occurrences for our stubbornness and avoidance of obeying HIS WORD.

It is astounding to me how anyone full of such hatred can speak of what has or has not "impressed" God. If you believe that nothing happens outside the will of God, then you have to accept that this election was God's will.

I was in disbelief that Americans were so easily confused by the hateful lies, gossip and fear mongering. Claims he was "Muslim", when he is Christian, "Arab", when he is American (if he wasn't he couldn't be elected to office). In this day when we have a tool like the Internet, where is takes only seconds to find the truth, people raised their voices in outrage, while they sat on their butts and accepted the poison they were fed. They pound their Bible but have never read the Scripture Rev. 21:8. "all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: which is the second death." Shame on you for listening to such poison. But then, you repeated the hateful gossip without testing it.

Fortunately, the majority of Americans know how to use their brain and check the facts. They don't listen blindly. They test to see what is good and worthy and throw away the foolishness.

The old saying about, "It is better to be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt" certainly comes to mind. A number of you have shown what category you belong in.

Please learn from this. Stop judging and finding fault. And just because "They say" ... Question them!!?? Who are "They"? You will find many times "They" lie, in order to control weak minded, lazy people.

We have a chance to work together for a better America. Open your fist and extend your hand.

To the comments I have just read: YOU need to read the Book of Revelation....all of it. What I saw was something close to idolizing a MAN. Not his smooth words but his past "talks" for it's self. There was a time in the 1930s when THAT nation thought that they had a leader that would lead them out of the hard times. It takes OPEN eyes to see what is truly taking place. This nation carries a national sin of killing unborn innocents and being "tolerant to sin" which has become politically correct. Being tolerant when it means letting people be lost to God their creator IS NOT LOVE! we are beginning to see the fall out...there is a God that will not be kind to this nation just because we started out with the intention of being a One Nation Under God..(that meant following His Word and being a light for the lost) Read the Bible: He gave us a commission to STAND and keep on standing and not sit while God's enemy has worked to deceive. Shame on us all!

We will never see eye to eye on the pro-life vs. pro-choice debate. It's truly a shame that this issue has become so important in the political world. It's something that deserves a serious conversation without the agendas and manipulation that comes with modern politics. I'm sure if we took this out of the public forum and just sat down we would both see that you don't want to take away women's rights or put them in serious harm and I don't want to kill innocent unborns. Because I am not Anti-Life and you are certainly not Anti-Choice. What we both are striving for is to bring happy and healthy children into this world and, perhaps, both of us feel so strongly because this is god's greatest gift to all of us. My grandfather used to say that "hate'n is easy, understandin' each other is hard." That's pretty much where we're at right now, nobody wants to stop the divide from growing wider because it will be difficult. True, but much more worthwhile.

Christianity, and more broadly, religion and spirituality certainly belong in the public square and have a very important role to play culturally. The danger, as we have all seen and experienced, is when Christianity becomes a hollow political ideology that fronts those ambitious for power. (If one is unwilling or unable to see the "Christianist*" faction and the destructive role they have played, I suggest one does a side-by-side comparison with the fundamentalist extremist Muslim faction. I would also suggest that one suspend judgments and excuses along the lines of, "Yes, but we're not as bad as that".

I would also say that the Christianist political agenda (which is different from a Christian cultural program) is inherently anti- LIBERTY and, ironically, anti-Christian. I have heard it said that you cannot legislate morality. Whether one can or can't, I would say that you SHOULD NOT legislate religious morality. Doing so invites nanny state intervention on the private individual. More importantly, it flies in the face of God's will for us to be free to choose for ourselves what we do in life, whether good or evil. It is God's will that we each have the freedom to come to Him or turn away from Him. Indeed, it might be necessary for an individual to turn away from God before returning to the fold. The last thing we want is for the state to interfere with the individual's spiritual growth, let alone mandate and proscribe religious and spiritual activity.

*The term Christianist is used to denote a political ideology that should be differentiated from Christian belief. A Christian can and should act as a Christian in the public sphere, leading by example without imposing his or her will on others. A Christianist uses the themes of Christianity to construct or uphold a political ideology for the purpose of gaining and maintaining political power and control of others. Thanks to Andrew Sullivan for coining this term.