Barack Obama's Irrelevant Religiosity
By Doug Patton
May 18, 2009
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According to former Navy Chaplain Gordon J. Klingenschmitt, who has recently publicized this story, U.S. Central Command's General Order Number One defines "proselytizing" as "forcing religious conversions using military weapons." However, writes Klingenschmitt, the Order "fully permits soldiers of any religion to engage in non-threatening evangelism," defined as "voluntary conversations about their faith."
So, what are American Christian believers to conclude about their president? Is he truly a reasonable leader willing to listen to all points of view and to "disagree without being disagreeable"? Or is he a defender of Muslims, atheists and a culture of death at the expense of Christians and of the Christian faith he claims to embrace? His actions, combined with his irrelevant religiosity, seem to indicate the latter.
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Doug Patton is a freelance columnist who has served as a political speechwriter and policy advisor to conservative candidates, elected officials and public policy organizations. His weekly columns are published in newspapers across the country and on selected Internet web sites, including Human Events Online and GOPUSA.com, where he is a senior writer and state editor. Readers may e-mail him at dougpatton@cox.net.
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