I love all these videos and smear emails going around that are dipped in paranoia that Obama is going to get elected and then be like “Surprise! I’m a Muslim extremist!” as if he’s some sort of super sleeper cell. That said, I do actually think he’s lying about his religion… Personally I suspect he’s essentially an atheist, but that’s unacceptable in American politics so people pretend to be Christians. Maybe they go to church at times, but the reality is that it’s a social event more so than some sort of literal belief… I have a lot of trouble wrapping my head around the idea that a guy as bright as Obama could actually believe something as patently ridiculous as Christianity (or any any other mythology).
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Hi Shannon – I’ve been reading your blog for awhile now, but this is the first time I’ve commented. I read BME for sometime, and I even stuck it out for a few months after you were officially gone, but it just wasn’t what it once was. So I’ve been lurking in the shadows here for sometime. I’m a college student in the Midwest, and this will be the second presidential election that I’m old enough to vote in. I voted with an absentee ballot the last time and my vote was therefore not counted. I’m excited and nervous for Tuesday. And I’ll be voting for Obama (and crossing my fingers that he’s a surprise atheist)!
Anyway, this post pretty much made my night. It’s nice to know that someone you look up to thinks the same thing that you do – so thank you for that :)
haha!
You said what I’ve been thinking for a long time.
Gosh I hope he is an Atheist, and if he is I hope he wins.
Dare I say that if he is a Muslim It don’t bother me none. I think the separation of religion and state was the smartest thing the founding fathers of the U.S put into the constitution. I’m more than sorry to see Americans demanding religion with their politics.
Whatever his true religion, I think (and hope) he is going to win. I don’t think McCain is smart enough to handle how fucked up things are here now.
I hadn’t really thought about it, but I guess it would make sense that he’s an atheist, though I’m sure his wife is Christian. If he is atheist, I hope it eventually comes out! That would be great.
@dreya
Religion and State are hardly separate… Remember Moral Majority? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_Majority)well the same stuff is still going on. I mean, how is religion and state really separate if you need to Christian to be voted into presidency? Granted the church dosnt have a direct impact on what happens, but Scope Trial-esk Majoritarianism still occurs in contemporary America.
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