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« Pump Politics | Main | Democrats Tinkering » August 7, 2008The Faith of Barack ObamaThe question that will surface again and again about Obama's years in Indonesia is this: Was Barack Obama a Muslim? Best-selling author Stephen Mansfield explores that question in his new book, The Faith of Barack Obama, which is sure to be a best-seller. The publisher, Thomas Nelson, sent me an electronic copy of the first two chapters (while a review copy makes its way to me via snail mail) and has given me permission to share the PDF file with my readers so, here it is. After you read it, come back here and click the Amazon link and buy the book. It is an important book. I'll let Mansfield - who makes it clear he does not support Obama - explain why: These, then, are the dynamics that promise to train the magnetic pull of Obama's spirituality on American culture for years to come. He is unapologetically Christian and unapologetically liberal, and he believes that faith ought to inform his politics and that of the nation as a whole. Also important, he is handsome in a media age, well reasoned, and articulate, and he is not going away. Should he lose the presidential race in 2008, he can run for office as often as he likes for the next twenty-four years and still be younger than John McCain is as these words are written. In short, he is going to be a political and religious force to be reckoned with in American society, and both his supporters and his detractors are well served by understanding why.Having read the first two chapters, I can say I look forward to reading the whole thing, and figuring out how Obama - if he truly is, as Mansfield says, a Christian believer - could cast a vote in the Illinois Senate to permit hospitals to deny life-saving medical care to babies born surviving an abortion attempt. Mansfield's previous book, Ten Tortured Words, which exploded liberal myths about the "separation of church and state," was excellent. Posted in Campaign Season
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figuring out how Obama - if he truly is, as Mansfield says, a Christian believer - could cast a vote in the Illinois Senate to permit hospitals to deny life-saving medical care to babies born surviving an abortion attempt. If you looked at the transcript of the debate over that issue you would see that Obama questioned the constitutionality of the way that bill was worded, and supported a similar version that would've withheld a legal challenge. Ultimately, the bill didn't make it out of the house, and a federal version with the changes Obama sought was passed, thus negating the need for them to revisit the issue in the State Senate. Posted by: Sean Braisted at August 8, 2008 11:19 AMThat's a nice bit of spin, Sean, but doesn't actually represent the truth. Here is a documented list of the 10 reasons Obama gave for voting to let abortion-survivor babies die. Posted by: Bill Hobbs at August 8, 2008 11:53 AMPost a comment
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