Andrew Sullivan had a great quote from a reader on his blog today that looks at Christian values (http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/04/obama-christian.html#more). Of course what is interesting - and 100% accurate in my view - is the analysis of true Christian behavior versus the distorted, hateful version of Christianity marketed by the Christianists and far right elements of the GOP. The Christianists cannot no longer even recognize true Christian behavior when they see it. Here are portions of the quote:
I was surprised with your claim that Obama has a Christian worldview and it is coloring everything that he does. I think this is exactly right. Obama is engaging in a Christian version of politics by being open to talking with enemies, by not belittling his enemies or those who don't agree with him, by running a positive campaign, by treating people as the flawed-yet-still-created-in-the-image-of-God creatures that we are. But surely you understand that a lot of evangelicals (and others) in America (and elsewhere) wouldn't recognize this form of behavior as Christian.
There is very little difference between being a good American and being a good Christian for a lot of those you call Christianist. And their conceptions of both of these identities are deeply flawed. Though I think the Gospel offers a clear prohibition on the use of violence by disciples of Christ and Obama disagrees with this (I am assuming), Obama comes as close to what a Christian president could look like as I have ever seen.
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Obama rocks!!!!
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