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  CarlM

  1 year ago

  Quite good. I'm glad that he said it and that you saw it. It's what I've been trying to say about religion. It's true that there are hypocrites in every religion. It does not follow that everyone in those religions is a hypocrite. It is true that there are those who abuse religion and wield it as a weapon. This does not mean that religion itself is a problem.

  
  

  It's too bad that this doesn't boil down to a sound bite.

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  oomu

  1 year ago

  of course Religion is a problem !

  
  

  see at the world, read History, go outside !

  
  

  but it does not mean religion are bad or you should living as I say. Religion is an intimate thing, a private one and Politics should only assure everyone can believe or not believe what they want and be happy with their faith or not faith. but only that.

  
  

  never a politician should speak too much about religion or whatever people should do or believe or not believe. it always leads to wars.

  
  

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  Obama speaks well; but he only speaks to believers of a god. I don't agree some people knows a "awesome place that god holds", I don't agree your, my, his, theirs religions, believing, morals or spirituality should have a place in politics. no.

  
  

  it will be always division and separation. He can be all nice, polite, cautious, wonderful and loving he can, he will not succeed. it's impossible.

  
  

  He simply told he is a christian and it's wonderful to knows god. others have not the "awesome" with them.. what a disdainful thing to say.

  
  

  People could learn from jesus' teaching not because he would be the son of a God but because he said some truth, he said some helpful things. the sad thing is, he simply tell "I'm religious so I have principle! but be reassured you not awesome fullfilled people, I will not force my religion on you and be smart. because I'm a nice guy". (and he really seems to be a nice guy)

  
  

  maybe the USA is 90% believers in God but to speak about it all the time, to base yours principles with only that it's wrong and discrimination in the end.

  
  

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  I agree he is a better man for USA than Bush. I'm frightened to watch than the USA continue to be so traumatized by jesus and god and he is also traumatized.
  But he is a better man than many because he want to protect religion and people from a religious state. For that, I am thankful. not for the religious speech.

  
  

  good life to all.

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  oomu

  1 year ago

  ouch! to be less inflammatory , I would say I agree with the choice he did on abortion here :
  http://www.ontheissues.org/Barack_Obama.htm</p>
  

  to vote budgets to teach about contraception and sex to avoid abortion, to let woman to be free when it's her body after all,
  to understand abortion is a sad thing noone want to live (so the need of education!)

  
  

  but we need to acknowledges some choices only concern the person needing it, not me, you, politicians or religious.

  
  

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  about stem cell, he is also cautious, reasonable and all for research who can help and save people in the future. (and it has nothing with harming anyone because a mere stem cell. the only real concern is if we will have the moral/ethical ground to avoid to loose controle about new treatment and their consequences in the futur)

  
  

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  he speaks every time about his wonderful religion but he seems to want only good for everyone.

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