Religion burns Obama again

[rug]

By Niall Stanage and Amie Parnes - 02/11/12 07:05 AM ET

Chalk up yet another religious controversy on President Obama’s record.

The furor over contraception that consumed much of this week is just one more instance of the president having been put onto the back foot at the intersection of faith and politics.

It’s a problem that previously has popped up in controversies over Israel, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright and even Obama’s 2008 comments about people holding on to “guns and religion.”

“It almost appears that every time he tries to steer clear of [the intersection of politics and religion], he steps right into it,” said Susan MacManus, a professor of political science at the University of South Florida. “He’s trying not to call attention to it and then he finds himself in the middle of it.”

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/210093-religion-burns-obama-again

[ProfessionalLeftist]

1. I think he burned them this time

the majority of America was behind him.

[bluerum]

2. Why Obamas record? It is the rw religious zealots making it an issue.

I don't fault Obama for doing the right thing. I fault the religious nut bags who campaign against birth control.

[Scuba]

3. It's OK. Obama gets singed but religion is burning the right to the ground.

[bowens43]

4. religion is the single greatest threat our nation faces.

Nearly all of the trouble in the world today comes from the true believers.

[Gore1FL]

5. Thoughout history. n/t

[Angry Dragon]

7. A really true believer will not try to force

you to believe as they do.
A true believer will try to live their life as they believe.
The ones that yell the loudest have to try to convince others to believe the same way is because they truly do not believe what they state they believe. They lie to themselves. One only has to look at the RCC.

[jody]

6. IMO it's not just religion but each of a half-dozen divisive, polarizing issues for which compromise

is impossible.

Obama had problems with his statement that marriage is just for man-woman and then said he supported same-sex unions.

Another was his anti right to keep and bear arms statements but to get elected he was forced to pledge "I believe in the Second Amendment. I believe in people's lawful right to bear arms. I will not take your shotgun away. I will not take your rifle away. I won't take your handgun away. .. There are some common-sense gun safety laws that I believe in. But I am not going to take your guns away."

I can understand how a voter is puzzled and asks "Is Obama really committed to any side an issue or is he just pandering for votes?"